Bibliograph

Madwoman, Louisa Treger

Type

Label

Madwoman, Louisa Treger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Madwoman

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1301899046

Responsibility statement

Louisa Treger

Summary

In 1887, young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, determined to make her way as a serious reporter, whatever that may take. But life in the city is tougher than she imagined. Down to her last dime and desperate to prove her worth, she comes up with a dangerous plan: to fake insanity and have herself committed to the asylum on Blackwell's Island. There, she will work undercover to expose the asylum's wretched conditions. But when the asylum door swings shut behind her, she finds herself in a place of horrors, governed by a cruelty she could never have imagined

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Mad woman

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