Around the World In Seventy-Two Days was Written by Nellie Bly. Influenced By Jules Verne's 'Around the World In 80 Days', Nellie Bly was the first woman (AND person) at that time to travel around the world in 72 Days. Her Trip Was Record-Breaking and She Saw and Experienced Many New and Exciting Things. In 'Around the World In Seventy-Two Days', Experience What It Was Like For A Woman To Travel and What the World Was Like At the End of the 1800s.