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Genre/Form: | Biographies Biography |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Howell, Michael. True history of the Elephant Man. London : Allison & Busby ; New York : Distributed by Schocken Books, 1980 (OCoLC)564875257 Online version: Howell, Michael. True history of the Elephant Man. London : Allison & Busby ; New York : Distributed by Schocken Books, 1980 (OCoLC)608835798 |
Named Person: | Joseph Carey Merrick; Joseph Carey Merrick; John 1862 or 3-1890 Merrick |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael Howell; Peter Ford |
ISBN: | 0850313538 9780850313536 |
OCLC Number: | 7280384 |
Description: | 190 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents: | "Great freak of nature- half-a-man and half-a-elephant" -- On the threshold of eminence -- Living specimen -- Parade of elephants and early griefs -- Mercy of the parish -- Silver king -- Travelling life -- Come safely into the harbour -- "Such a gentle, kindly man, poor thing!" -- What was the matter with Joseph Merrick? -- Burden falls away -- Figure in time's fabric. |
Responsibility: | Michael Howell & Peter Ford. |
Abstract:
The touching story of Joseph Merrick, a nineteenth-century cripple, who became the most famous "professional freak" in history.
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