Ten Days in a Mad-house

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Wildside Press, 2009 - History - 92 pages
Nelly Bly, posing as "Nelly Brown," went undercover to investigate the deplorable conditions of insane asylums. Her memoirs of this event form the basis of "Ten Days in a Mad-House," which forever changed the way the world looks at treatment and housing of the insane.

About the author (2009)

Nelly Bly is a Yale English graduate who has worked as a book editor and reviewer for Publishers Weekly. She and her husband live in New York City.

Bibliographic information

TitleTen Days in a Mad-house
AuthorNelly Bly
PublisherWildside Press, 2009
ISBN143440501X, 9781434405012
Length92 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / United States / General
Medical / Mental Health
  
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