Around the World in Seventy-Two Days

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"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."

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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

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Nellie Bly notableWork Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
Nellie Bly inspiredBy Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
this entity surface form: Around the World in Eighty Days
Elizabeth Jane Cochran notableWork Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
Elizabeth Jane Cochrane notableWork Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
Elizabeth Cochran Seaman notableWork Around the World in Seventy-Two Days