A classic from one of the first prominent female journalists in America.
-Kathryn Schulz, New York Magazine
Splendid...The only thing unbelievable about Nellie Bly is that it's taken this long for her work to be recognized-and with a life story this rich, where is the biopic? Thanks to this new collection at least, Bly's life work will be accessible for a whole new world of readers.
-The Daily Beast
From the start, Bly is a natural writer. Her voice is caustic and confident, lilting effortlessly between the gush and private wonder of a schoolgirl's diary and the rigor of the most celebrated political reporters of her time.
Nellie Bly was the pen name of Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (1864-1922), an American journalist best known for her record-breaking trip around the world and her controversial undercover investigation of Bellevue Hospital's psychiatric facility.
Jean M. Lutes is an associate professor of English and director of academics for Gender and Women's Studies at Villanova University.