Around the World in Seventy-Two Days by Nellie Bly

Loyal Books

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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01 – A Proposal to Girdle...

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01 – A Proposal to G...

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02 – The Start

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02 – The Start

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03 – Southampton to Jules...

31 Dec 2020 | 16 mins 56 secs

03 – Southampton to ...

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04 – Jules Verne at Home

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05 – On to Brindisi

29 Dec 2020 | 23 mins 13 secs

05 – On to Brindisi

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06 – An American Heiress

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06 – An American Hei...

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07 – Two Beautiful Black ...

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07 – Two Beautiful B...

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08 – Aden to Colombo

26 Dec 2020 | 15 mins 22 secs

08 – Aden to Colombo

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09 – Delayed for Five Day...

25 Dec 2020 | 39 mins 44 secs

09 – Delayed for Fiv...

25 Dec 2020 | 39 mins 44 secs

10 – In the Pirate Seas

24 Dec 2020 | 29 mins 16 secs

10 – In the Pirate S...

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11 – Against the Monsoon

23 Dec 2020 | 16 mins 51 secs

11 – Against the Mon...

23 Dec 2020 | 16 mins 51 secs

12 – British China

22 Dec 2020 | 28 mins 06 secs

12 – British China

22 Dec 2020 | 28 mins 06 secs

13 – Christmas in Canton

21 Dec 2020 | 29 mins 55 secs

13 – Christmas in Ca...

21 Dec 2020 | 29 mins 55 secs

14 – To the Land of the M...

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14 – To the Land of ...

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15 – One Hundred and Twen...

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15 – One Hundred and...

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Around the World in Seventy-Two Days by Nellie Bly

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