10 Days in a Madhouse, Paperback
Descriere
Contributor(s):Author: Nellie Bly 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 of the patients therein and the methods of management, etc. Did I think I had the courage to go through such an ordeal as the mission would demand? Could I assume the characteristics of insanity to such a degree that I could pass the doctors, live for a week among the insane without the authorities there finding out that I was only a ""chiel amang 'em takin' notes?"" I said I believed I could. I had some faith in my own ability as an actress and thought I could assume insanity long enough to accomplish any mission intrusted to me. Could I pass a week in the insane ward at Blackwell's Island? I said I could and I would. And I did.
Despre autor
Nellie Bly a fost pseudonimul jurnalistei americane Elizabeth Jane Cochran. Ea a rămas celebră pentru două realizări: un ocol al Pământului similar celui făcut în romanul lui Jules Verne de personajul Phileas Fogg, și un expozeu în care s-a prefăcut nebună pentru a studia din interior un ospiciu. Ea a fost și industriașă și a activat în organizații de caritate.
