Not content with the danger she put herself in while commited to an insane asylum,Nellie bly was ready for another adventure a few years later. She published Around the world in 72 days in 1890,documanting her succesful attempt to imitate (and better) the world traveling feat of Phileas Fogg,a character in the classic Jules Verne novel,Around the world in 80 days, Cochrane completed the near 25,000 mile journey in seventy two days and six hours,despite numerous setback and delay along her route. the book offers a fascinating glimpse of her adventures,which included meeting Jules Verne in Franch, purchasing a monkey in Singapore as well as visiting a Chinese leper colony,
Altought her world record only stood for a few months before being bettered,it is still an entertaining read that is made even more gripping by the fact that cochrane was in a race against another Americant Journalist, Elizabeth Bisland Wetmore.
Ilove Nelly bly,she inspired me and motivated me to read more and be a good writter.
next time I will read more books by Nelly Bly XOXO
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