Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

Ten Days in a Mad-House

Nellie Bly

108 pages first pub 1887 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir psychology dark informative sad fast-paced
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Nellie Bly, a reporter, feigned madness in order to gain admission to an asylum. It didn't take too much effort for her to be diagnosed as insane, and taken away. In the asylum, she acted normally again, but nobody seemed to notice. If she had not...

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informative 78%
dark 69%
sad 63%
emotional 33%
challenging 32%
tense 26%
reflective 25%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 1%

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medium 37%
slow 8%

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