Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
E187890
"Around the World in Seventy-Two Days" is a book by journalist Nellie Bly recounting her record-breaking 1889–1890 journey circumnavigating the globe inspired by Jules Verne’s "Around the World in Eighty Days."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Around the World in Seventy-Two Days canonical | 4 |
| Around the World in Eighty Days | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| author | Nellie Bly ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Around the World in 80 Days
ⓘ
surface form:
Around the World in Eighty Days
|
| chroniclesEndDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| chroniclesStartDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describesDuration | 72 days ⓘ |
| describesEvent | Nellie Bly's 1889–1890 world tour ⓘ |
| features |
descriptions of multiple countries and cultures
ⓘ
detailed travel observations ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
ⓘ
travel writing ⓘ |
| hasCentralTheme |
adventure
ⓘ
speed and modern transportation ⓘ women's independence ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
age of steamships and railroads
ⓘ
rise of mass-circulation newspapers ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Around the World in 80 Days
ⓘ
surface form:
Around the World in Eighty Days
|
| inspiredByAuthor | Jules Verne ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nellie Bly ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of a record-breaking circumnavigation
ⓘ
early example of investigative and stunt journalism ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| portrays |
global journalism
ⓘ
railway travel ⓘ steamship travel ⓘ |
| publicationForm | book-length expansion of newspaper dispatches ⓘ |
| recordType | fastest circumnavigation of the globe by a woman (at the time) ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Around the World in 80 Days
ⓘ
surface form:
Around the World in Eighty Days
|
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| subject |
19th-century travel
ⓘ
circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ journalism ⓘ record-breaking journey ⓘ women travelers ⓘ |
| timeToCircumnavigate | 72 days ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Around the World in Eighty Days