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Around the World in Seventy-Two Days

Nellie Bly (1864-1922)

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1. 01 – A Proposal to Girdle the Earth
2. 02 – The Start
3. 03 – Southampton to Jules Verne’s
4. 04 – Jules Verne at Home
5. 05 – On to Brindisi
6. 06 – An American Heiress
7. 07 – Two Beautiful Black Eyes
8. 08 – Aden to Colombo
9. 09 – Delayed for Five Days
10. 10 – In the Pirate Seas
11. 11 – Against the Monsoon
12. 12 – British China
13. 13 – Christmas in Canton
14. 14 – To the Land of the Mikado
15. 15 – One Hundred and Twenty Hours in Japan
16. 16 – Across the Pacific
17. 17 – Across the Continent
18. 18 – The Record

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This is a true account by American woman journalist who, in 1889, set out to see whether she could beat the fictional journey in Jules Verne’s 1873 novel, Around the World in Eighty Days. Wearing one dress and carrying one handbag, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (pen name “Nellie Bly”), reported her travels back to avid readers in America.

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PJ

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- Nellie Blye - great every time.

Great book. Interesting in the fact, the era it was written. A single woman alone. The chivalry of the men who treated her with respect yet went with her as a male presence. Canton is a bit graphic when detailing tortures for criminals. I have listened to this 3 times. The reader is excellent!! I recommend.

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