Ten Days in a Mad-House
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| Author(s) | Nellie Bly |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | investigative journalism |
| Publisher | Ian L. Munro |
| Publication date | 1887 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages | 96 |
Ten Days in a Mad-House is a book written by newspaper reporter Nellie Bly and published by Ian L. Munro in New York City in 1887. The book comprised Bly's reportage for the New York World while on an undercover assignment in which she feigned insanity to investigate reports of brutality and neglect at the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island.
The book's graphic depiction of conditions at the asylum caused a sensation which brought Bly lasting fame and prompted a grand jury to launch its own investigation with Bly assisting. The jury's report resulted in an $850,000 increase in the budget of the Department of Public Charities and Corrections.
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- University of Pennsylvania Digital Library website transcript
- Project Gutenberg Audio Book
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