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Nellie Bly

Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (1864–1922) was an American journalist who wrote under the pseudonym Nellie Bly. She feigned insanity in order to write an exposé about a mental institution. (Source: Wikisource).

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• Frontmatter
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: A Delicate Mission
• Chapter 2: Preparing for the Ordeal
• Chapter 3: In the Temporary Home
• Chapter 4: Judge Duffy and the Police
• Chapter 5: Pronounced Insane
• Chapter 6: In Bellevue Hospital
• Chapter 7: The Goal in Sight
• Chapter 8: Inside the Mad-House
• Chapter 9: An Expert(?) at Work
• Chapter 10: My First Supper
• Chapter 11: In the Bath
• Chapter 12: Promenading With Lunatics
• Chapter 13: Choking and Beating Patients
• Chapter 14: Some Unfortunate Stories
• Chapter 15: Incidents of Asylum Life
• Chapter 16: The Last Good-Bye
• Chapter 17: The Grand Jury Investigation
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