The Elephant Man
and
Other Reminiscences
By
Sir Frederick Treves, Bart.
G.C.V.O., C.B., LL.D.
Serjeant-Surgeon to His Majesty the King.
Sir Frederick Treves, Bart.
G.C.V.O., C.B., LL.D.
Serjeant-Surgeon to His Majesty the King.
Author of “The Other Side of the Lantern,” “The Cradle
of the Deep,” “The Country of the Ring and the Book,”
“Highways and Byways of Dorset,” “The Riviera of the
Corniche Road,” “The Lake of Geneva,” etc. etc.
of the Deep,” “The Country of the Ring and the Book,”
“Highways and Byways of Dorset,” “The Riviera of the
Corniche Road,” “The Lake of Geneva,” etc. etc.
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD.
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
1923
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
1923
First published February 1923
Reprinted February 1923
Reprinted February 1923
Printed in Great Britain
Contents
PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Elephant Man | 1 | |
| The Old Receiving Room | 39 | |
| The Twenty-Krone Piece | 59 | |
| A Cure for Nerves | 67 | |
| Two Women | 91 | |
| A Sea Lover | 111 | |
| A Case of “Heart Failure” | 121 | |
| A Restless Night | 135 | |
| In Articulo Mortis | 155 | |
| The Idol with Hands of Clay | 181 | |
| Breaking the News | 199 | |
| A Question of Hats | 213 |
The Elephant Man
And Other Reminiscences
1And Other Reminiscences
I
THE ELEPHANT MAN
IN the Mile End Road, opposite to the London Ho
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