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    Stage Four, Part Two: Nellie Bly is Stranded in Ceylon

    Stage Four, Part Two: Nellie Bly is Stranded in Ceylon

    FromA Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

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    Stage Four, Part Two: Nellie Bly is Stranded in Ceylon

    FromA Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

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    Length:
    42 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 1, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    December 8th- 12th: The same days that Elizabeth Bisland is falling in love with Japan, Nellie Bly is having a hard time being present in Ceylon. The fates have intervened, and Nellie’s plans get turned upside down. What will Nellie Bly do now that the unexpected has happened, and will she ever get off the paradisiacal island of Ceylon? 
    Released:
    Nov 1, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (18)

    On November 14th, 1889, two female writers entered a race to go around the world in under 80 days. Nellie Bly went east, and Elizabeth Bisland headed west. This eleven part series will unpack their whirlwind adventure and what it was like to circumnavigate the globe alone as a woman at a time where women had no rights. Storyteller and travel writer Adrien Behn brings Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bislands’ experiences, emotions, and adventures to life in this serialized podcast. A Race Around the World brings the incredible accomplishments of these two bold solo female travelers to life, going through every country and feeling they face while braving the world on their own, in under 80 days.