Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
And Other Writings
$36.25
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
27 March 2013
Summary
In advance of the 150th anniversary of her birth, a collection of work by Nellie Bly, the first and best of the gutsy late-nineteenth-century journalists known as “girl stunt reporters,” with a foreword from NPR Fresh Air’s book critic, Maureen Corrigan.
The first edited volume of work by the legendary undercover journalist.
Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, Nellie Bly was one of the first and best female journalists in America and quickly became a national phenomenon in the late 1…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143107408 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143107402 |
| Author: | Nellie Bly |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 27 March 2013 |
| Weight: | 266g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Critics Review
“Absolutely fantastic…superb in its entirety”
“Absolutely fantastic…superb in its entirety”
—Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
“A classic from one of the first prominent female journalists in America.”
—Kathryn Schulz, New York Magazine
“Splendid…The only thing unbelievable about Nellie Bly is that it’s taken this long for her work to be recognized—and with a life story this rich, where is the biopic? Thanks to this new collection at least, Bly’s life work will be accessible for a whole new world of readers.”
—The Daily Beast
“From the start, Bly is a natural writer. Her voice is caustic and confident, lilting effortlessly between the gush and private wonder of a schoolgirl’s diary and the rigor of the most celebrated political reporters of her time. “
—The New Inquiry
“If you’ve never read any of 19th-century journalist Nellie Bly’s work, this is the place to start. And if you’re a longtime fan of the first ‘girl stunt reporter,’ this is definitely a tome worth adding to your library…. [Bly] made indelible observations about a woman’s place in the world that are no less valuable today than they were 150 years ago.”
—Bust Magazine
“The editing is outstanding, providing the backstory for this important but all too often neglected figure in American journalism.”
—Huntington News
About The Author
Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly was the pen name of Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (1864-1922), an American journalist best known for her record-breaking trip around the world and her controversial undercover investigation of Bellevue Hospital’s insane asylum.
Jean M. Lutes is an associate professor of English and director of academics for Gender and Women’s Studies at Villanova University.
Maureen Corrigan is the book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, a lecturer at Georgetown University, and the author of the literary memoir, Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading! She lives in Washington, D.C.
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