The Real & Imagined History of the Elephant Man

by Tom Wright

Arriving from his East Midlands beginnings into a London thick with the grime of industrialization, Joseph Merrick is an anomaly. In a city of factories that churn out uniformity, there is no place for someone like him.

But Merrick and the city are evolving into something new. We follow him through the workhouse, the freak show and the hospital, as he searches for acceptance in a society that just wants to stare at him.

Powerful, angry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839042508
• ISBN13: 9781839042508
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 7.7"