The True History of the Elephant Man - Softcover

Howell, Michael; Ford, Peter

 
9780749005160: The True History of the Elephant Man
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0749005165 ISBN 13: 9780749005160
Verlag: Allison & Busby, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

Joseph Carey Merrick, born in England on August 5, 1862, is better known as The Elephant Man. Through horrible physical deformities which were almost impossible to describe, he spent much of his life exhibited as a fairground freak until even nineteenth-century sensibilities could take no more.Hounded, persecuted and starving, he ended up at Londons Liverpool Street Station where he was rescued, housed and fed by the distinguished surgeon Frederick Treves. To Treves surprise, he discovered during the course of their friendship that lurking beneath the mass of Merrick's corrupting flesh lived a spirit that was as courageous as it had been tortured, and a nature as gentle and dignified as it had been deprived and tormented.The subject of several books, a Broadway hit, and a film, Joseph Merrick has become part of popular mythology. Here, in this fully revised edition containing new details, are the true and unromantic facts of his life. This is an extraordinary and moving story, set among the brutal realities of the Victorian world, telling of a tragic individual and his survival against overwhelming odds.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Peter Ford served as a national serviceman in the Royal Artillery in Malaya. He then worked in publishing in London for twelve years before becoming a freelance writer and editor.

Michael Howell studied medicine at the University of Birmingham and served as a medical officer in the 22nd Battalion Grenadier Guards. After specializing in children's diseases, he later went into general practice, in which he continued until his death. Howell began his research into the life of Joseph Merrick with the idea of writing an article. His findings led to his collaboration wtih Peter Ford.

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Verlag
Allison & Busby
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0749005165
ISBN 13 
9780749005160
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
240
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