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The true history of the Elephant Man / Michael Howell & Peter Ford.
- Title
- The true history of the Elephant Man / Michael Howell & Peter Ford.
- Author
- Howell, Michael
- Publication
- London : Allison & Busby ; New York : distributed by Schocken Books, c1980.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Request in advance | QZ 380 H859t 1980 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ford, Peter, 1936-
- Description
- 190 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- The touching story of Joseph Merrick, a ninteenth-century cripple, who became the most famous "professional freak" in history.
- Subjects
- Biography
- Abnormalities, Human > Patients > England > Biography
- Proteus syndrome > Patients > England > Biography
- Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890
- Abnormalities, Human > Biography
- Neurofibromatosis > Biography
- Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862 or 1863-1890
- Neurofibromatoses
- Disabled Persons
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 188-190.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0850313538
- LCCN
- ^^^81453438^
- OCLC
- 7280384
- SCSB-14231086
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library