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Joseph: The Life, Times and Places of The Elephant Man

By Joanne Vigor-Mungovin
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By Joanne Vigor-Mungovin
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The story of Joseph Carey Merrick, more popularly known as the Elephant Man, passed into the realm of legend from the moment he was first exhibited at John Ellis's Bee Hive public house in Nottingham's Beck Street. Much of what has been written about his short life has been distorted and exaggerated, to the point where the most well-known depiction - the 1980 film starring John Hurt - left an indelible imprint of cruelty and suffering at the hands of Joseph's manager, and an eventual rescue...

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BiographySocial SciencesHistoryPeoples & Cultures - BiographySocial Sciences - General & MiscellaneousEuropean HistoryBritish History - General & MiscellaneousDisabled & Differently Abled Persons - BiographyDifferently Abled & Disabled Persons - Social Sciences19th Century British History - Victorian Era (1837-1901)