Roosevelt Island - New York, NY - Literary Sites on Waymarking.com

The plaque that mentions the works is located inside the New York Public Library Roosevelt Island Branch. The plaque says, "Formerly known as Blackwell's Island, it was the site of the New York City Lunatic Asylum that was the basis for Nellie Bly's expose in Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887). Charles Dickens also speaks of it in his American Notes (1842). The island was also the site of a penitentiary mentioned in Horatio Alger's Ragged Dick (1867); Stephen Crane's novelette "Maggie, a Girl of the Streets" (1893); O. Henry's short story "The Cop and the Anthem" (1904) and Eugene O'Neil's the Hairy Ape (1922)."

Short Description: Many books mention Roosevelt Island Book Title: Ten Days in a Mad-House First Year Published: 1887 Author's Name: Nellie Bly Name of Waymarked Item: Roosevelt Island Location of Item: New York City Admission Price?: 0.00 (listed in local currency) More Information: Not listed Link to more information about the book or waymarked item.: Not listed

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