Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
by Nellie Bly
English
⏱ 6h 5m
18 chapters
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About this audiobook
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, <em>Around the World in Eighty Days</em>. Wearing one dress and carrying one handbag, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (pen name “Nellie Bly”), reported her travels back to avid readers in America. (Summary by Mary Reagan)
Chapters
1
A Proposal to Girdle the Earth
15m
2
The Start
20m
3
Southampton to Jules Verne's
16m
4
Jules Verne at Home
16m
5
On to Brindisi
23m
6
An American Heiress
17m
7
"Two Beautiful Black Eyes"
23m
8
Aden to Colombo
15m
9
Delayed Five Days
39m
10
In the Pirate Seas
29m
11
Against the Monsoon
16m
12
British China
28m
13
Christmas in Canton
29m
14
To the Land of the Mikado
5m
15
One Hundred and Twenty Hours in Japan
28m
16
Across the Pacific
11m
17
Across the Continent
15m
18
The Record
11m