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Elizabeth Bisland, Beyond the Trip Around the World
Mar 09, 2026
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<p>Journalist and writer Elizabeth Bisland was sent on a trip around the world in 1889, in a sort of race against Nellie Bly. But that was not something she wanted to be known for.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bisland, Elisabeth. “At the Sign of the Hobby Horse.” Houghton, Mifflin and Co. Riverside Press. 1910. https://archive.org/details/atsignofhobbyhor0000eliz/page/n12/mode/1up</li> <li>Bisland, Elizabeth, 1861-1929. “A Candle of Understanding: a Novel.” New York and London: Harper & brothers, 1903.</li> <li>Bisland, Elizabeth. “In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the …