{"product_id":"ten-days-in-a-mad-house-nellie-bly-9781528719490","title":"Ten Days in a Mad-House;Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePioneering journalist Nellie Bly went undercover in the late 1800s to shed light on the horrific conditions of Victorian mental asylums. This is the eye-opening account of her experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNellie Bly feigned insanity to be admitted to a mental institution with the intent of exposing its awful conditions first-hand. Her account reveals the institution's inhumane treatment, abuse of power, and unsanitary environment, demonstrating the unnerving ease with which a sane woman is admitted to the hospital and the struggle she faces to escape. The publication of \u003cem\u003eTen Days in a Mad-House\u003c\/em\u003e led to an entirely new journalistic approach and launched the stunt girl reporting era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters in this compelling volume include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Delicate Mission\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Pronounced Insane\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Inside the Mad-House\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Promenading with Lunatics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Incidents of Asylum Life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Grand Jury Investigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreathing new life into this fantastic journalistic expose, \u003cem\u003eTen Days in a Mad-House\u003c\/em\u003e has been republished by Read \u0026amp; Co. Books featuring an author biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nellie Bly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1528719492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781528719490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read \u0026amp; Co. History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Nellie Bly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993086099711,"sku":"9781528719490","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_978078c6-7dcd-41de-bb6d-e77b1f8a75c8.jpg?v=1683322447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ten-days-in-a-mad-house-nellie-bly-9781528719490","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}