6/4/2023 0 Comments May B. by Caroline Starr RoseWhat do you remember about it? What do you remember about Nellie from your younger days?Ĭaroline: My book was called The Value of Fairness: The Story of Nellie Bly (by Ann Donegan Johnson, ( Value Communications, 1977)). You grew up with a book about Nellie Bly. Their journey is the subject of an exciting new nonfiction picture book, A Race Around the World: The True Story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland by Caroline Starr Rose, illustrated by Alexandra Bye (Albert Whitman, October 2019).Īs a writer also inspired by Verne’s iconic novel, I’m very excited to welcome Caroline and her editor, Wendy McClure, to Cynsations! Albert Whitman & CompanyĪside from too many film, television and radio adaptations to count, Verne’s book also prompted many people to travel the path described.Īn early attempt to beat the fictional record set by Phileas Fogg happened in 1889 when two women writers, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland competed to see which could circumnavigate the globe in the shortest amount of time. In 1873, when Jules Verne published Around the World in 80 Days, it’s unlikely he had even an inkling of the chain reaction his novel would ignite. Books can also inspire action or influence other authors, even many years later. They can make us laugh, cry or keep us up late into the night when we just have to find out what happens.
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