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Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island. / Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors. The Trying Ordeal of the New York World's Girl Correspondent.

Chapter 1: TEN DAYS IN A MAD-HOUSE; OR, Nellie Bly’s Experience on Blackwell’s Island. FEIGNING INSANITY IN ORDER TO REVEAL ASYLUM HORRORS. THE TRYING ORDEAL OF THE NEW YORK WORLD’S GIRL CORRESPONDENT.
By Nellie Bly
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The author undertakes an undercover investigation by feigning mental illness to secure admission to a metropolitan asylum and documents her experiences during ten days confined there. She describes the admission process, medical examinations, the daily routines and living conditions in the wards, interactions with attendants and doctors, and the treatment of patients, including neglect and cruelty as well as instances of kindness. The narrative combines first-hand observation with analysis of institutional practices and culminates in public exposure that spurred scrutiny and reforms.

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Title: Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island.

Author: Nellie Bly

Release date: July 10, 2019 [eBook #59899]

Language: English

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TEN DAYS IN A MAD-HOUSE;
 
OR,
 
Nellie Bly’s Experience on Blackwell’s Island.
 

FEIGNING INSANITY IN ORDER TO REVEAL ASYLUM HORRORS.
 

THE TRYING ORDEAL OF THE NEW YORK WORLD’S GIRL CORRESPONDENT.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1887, by Norman L. Munro, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
NEW YORK:
NORMAN L. MUNRO, PUBLISHER,
24 AND 26 VANDEWATER ST.