Ten Days in a Mad-House - formato ePub

Nacida como Elizabeth Jane Cochran, Nellie Bly fue una de las primeras y mejores periodistas de Estados Unidos. Se convirtió en un fenómeno nacional a fines del siglo XIX, con un juego de mesa basado...

Pen name of American pioneer female journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran. She remains notable for two feats: a record-breaking trip around the world in emulation of Jules Verne's character Phileas Fogg,...

Ten Days in a Mad-House is a book by newspaper reporter Nellie Bly. It was initially published as a series of articles for the New York World. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, which was published...

Ten Days in a Madhouse is Nellie Bly’s (Elizabeth Jane Cochrane Seaman) account of her ten days in a madhouse in New York in 1887. Bly, in an act of stunt journalism that wold make her famous, pretended...

One wintry night I bade my few journalistic friends adieu, and, accompanied by my mother, started on my way to Mexico. Only a few months previous I had become a newspaper woman. I was too impatient to...

ON the 22d of September I was asked by the World if I could have myself committed to one of the asylums for the insane in New York, with a view to writing a plain and unvarnished narrative of the treatment...

ON the 22d of September I was asked by the World if I could have myself committed to one of the asylums for the insane in New York, with a view to writing a plain and unvarnished narrative of the treatment...

Nellie Bly's 'Around the World in Seventy-Two Days' chronicles her record-breaking journey, inspired by Jules Verne's 'Around the World in Eighty Days,' as she circumnavigates the globe in just over two...

Nellie Bly's 'Six Months in Mexico' is a captivating travelogue that provides a detailed account of her experiences and observations during her time spent in Mexico. Written in a engaging and descriptive...

Vuonna 1888 New York World -lehden nuori toimittaja Nellie Bly sai ajatuksen: voisiko maailman kiertää nopeammin kuin Jules Vernen fiktiivinen sankari kirjassa Maailman ympäri 80 päivässä? Ei onnistu...

From the bestselling author of TEN DAYS IN A MAD HOUSE - Nellie Bly's complete articles, collected for the first time ever!Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly is best remembered for two "stunts": her undercover...

"PLUCKY NELLIE BLY!" Nellie Bly's undercover story on Blackwell's Island propelled her to fame. Yet today no one knows the incredible uproar she caused, first as a "madwoman", then in her own person....

Pen name of American pioneer female journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran. She remains notable for two feats: a record-breaking trip around the world in emulation of Jules Verne's character Phileas Fogg,...

QUESTO LIBRO È A LAYOUT FISSO Nel 1887, la reporter Nellie Bly, fingendosi una rifugiata afflitta da paranoia, si fece rinchiudere nel manicomio dell’isola Blackwell, allo scopo di scoprire le condizioni...

Ten Days in a Mad-House is a book by newspaper reporter Nellie Bly. It was initially published as a series of articles for the New York World. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, which was published...

Nellie Bly's 'Six Months in Mexico' is a captivating travel memoir that details her experiences in Mexico during the late 19th century. Known for her adventurous spirit and investigative journalism, Bly...

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Revenant-X is the terrifying second novel in a new trilogy of survival and exploration in deep space, from Clarke Award-nominated author David Wellington. FEAR THE DARK.The crew of the Artemis - led by...

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Imagine it's Thursday morning. You are going about your work outside when it starts to rain. A storm is approaching. You want to finish quickly. You get into a rush. An accident happens. Your leg is injured....

Particularly today, it is of great importance to draw children's attention to the diverse life in the forest, to help them develop their love for flora and fauna and to show them the vital symbiosis between...

It was only supposed to be a short trip to Leto 5 to run a few errands. Instead, I get involved in a bar brawl and a wild chase, and then I nearly fall to my death.Miraculously, I make it back to my spaceship—with...

Welcome back to the mountains of Occitania! The next generation is already arriving. At the same time, however, the status quo seems more endangered than ever. The secret committee of the empire decides...

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When summer vacation begins in the lively town of Sonnenau, Mia, Ben, Emma and Lukas dream of unique adventures. The five fabulous friends Starko, Koordia, Speedo, Maya and Flexo offer their unique skills...

Germany and Europe are facing numerous challenges. Financial problems, climate change, war and other problems threaten the stability of the democratic system and social cohesion. To avert the impending...