Ten Days in A Mad-House: Illustrated and Annotated: A First-Hand Account of Life At Bellevue Hospital on Blackwell's Island in 1887

By Nellie Bly

Book Overview

Ten Days in A Mad-House, Was Written By Nellie Bly in 1887, after she lived, undercover, at a women's insane asylum at Blackwell's Island in 1887 for ten days. This was an assignment given to her by Joseph Pulitzer. The living conditions and treatment of the Patients were Horrible. Bly Wrote:

"The insane asylum on Blackwell's Island is a human rat-trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out."

This Edition of Ten Days in A Mad-House Is Illustrated and Annotated with a Brief History of Blackwell's Island Lunatic Asylum, With Additional Pictures, Word Definitions and Blank Pages for Notes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977939333
• ISBN13: 9781977939333
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"