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The true history of the Elephant Man / Michael Howell & Peter Ford.

Title
  1. The true history of the Elephant Man / Michael Howell & Peter Ford.
Published by
  1. London : Allison & Busby ; New York : distributed by Schocken Books, c1980.
Format
  1. Book/text
Author
  1. Howell, Michael

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Additional authors
  1. Ford, Peter, 1936-
Description
  1. 190 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. The touching story of Joseph Merrick, a ninteenth-century cripple, who became the most famous "professional freak" in history.
Subject
  1. Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862 or 1863-1890.
  2. Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890
  3. Abnormalities, Multiple
  4. Disabled Persons
  5. Neurofibromatoses
  6. Neurofibromatosis -- Biography.
  7. Abnormalities, Human -- Biography.
  8. Proteus syndrome -- Patients -- England -- Biography.
  9. Abnormalities, Human -- Patients -- England -- Biography.
Genre/Form
  1. Biography
  2. Biographies
Contents
  1. "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.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliography: p. 188-190.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain