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The elephant man

by Howell, Michael.

Abnormalities, HumanBiographyHuman AbnormalitiesJuvenile literatureNeurofibromatosisPatientsPeople with disabilitiesProteus syndorme

Follows the life of Joseph Merrick, called the Elephant Man because of a deformity, from his early years as a sideshow attraction to his death in a London hospital in 1890.

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Book data: Open Library