First published between 1887 and 1890, Women in Journalism – The Best of Nellie Bly is an insightful volume containing all of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman’s best journalistic works, including the famous exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House.

Women in Journalism includes the most shocking and captivating reports that Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman wrote during her journalistic career. The pioneering columnist inspired a new era of journalism - girl stunt reporting. Many female journalists began to put themselves in the midst of the action, narrating their experiences in popular novel-like reports. Using this style of writing, Bly puts her readers in the midst of the adventure by providing first-hand accounts of her exploits.

From her time tracing the footsteps of Jules Verne’s fictional character, Phileas Fogg, in Around the World in Seventy-Two Days to her account of real life inside a women’s mental institution in Ten Days in a Mad-House, Bly tackles her work hands-on, focusing on revealing the often horrifying truth to her readers.

This volume encompasses the breadth of Nellie Bly’s journalistic career, with its contents including:

- Elizabeth Cochrane - Ten Days in a Mad-House - Trying to Be a Servant - Nellie Bly as a White Slave - Six Months in Mexico - Around the World in Seventy-Two Days

Read & Co. Books has republished Women in Journalism – The Best of Nellie Bly in this beautiful new edition as part of the Brilliant Women series. This imprint celebrates the trailblazing women in history by offering a unique insight into their work and legacies. This volume is not to be missed by collectors of Bly’s work or lovers of immersive travel writing.

© 2021 Brilliant Women - Read & Co. (전자책 ): 9781528792554

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