10 Sad Facts About “The Elephant Man” Joseph Merrick

Born Joseph Carey Merrick on August 5, 1862, the Elephant Man is far better known by his freak name. His life was brief and tragic, marred by loss, rejection, and an ever worsening disfigurement.

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10. His Mother Died When He was Young
9. His Father Constantly Abused Him
8. He Was Forced to Live in a Workhouse
7. His Only Viable Profession was Deemed Immoral
6. He Often Signed His Letters with the Same Sad Poem
5. He Passionately Aspired to Be Normal
4. He Would Have Been Handsome
3. He Supposedly Died Trying to Be Normal
2. His Best Friend Got His Name Wrong
1. Even His Remains are Exhibited

Source/Further reading:

https://youtu.be/5pJOdrchPlo
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5T0HBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=elephant+man+isaac+signed+his+letter+poem&source=bl&ots=DSGwHDyT8Q&sig=TxvoLNSMIXk6VHM9-TIbFU7faYw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOksaa8ZrXAhWBxxoKHazgDaM4ChDoAQgpMAE#v=onepage&q&f=true
https://youtu.be/m9sITE_b-jI
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leila/documents/autobioMerrick.pdf
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/life/work.shtml
https://publicdomainreview.org/2013/07/24/reexamining-the-elephant-man/
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leila/documents/autobioMerrick.pdf
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-nOkCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT112&lpg=PT112&dq=treves+introduced+merrick+to+woman&source=bl&ots=JzjpR1yvu2&sig=KqXxYP_sBKNqokC1SFPhT4QyQx8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9mriEv5rXAhUBVxoKHQGfBCAQ6AEISTAG#v=onepage&q=treves%20introduced%20merrick%20to%20woman&f=true
https://youtu.be/aWJSoiyXf1Q
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2495161.stm%20
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5T0HBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=elephant+man+isaac+signed+his+letter+poem&source=bl&ots=DSGwHDyT8Q&sig=TxvoLNSMIXk6VHM9-TIbFU7faYw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOksaa8ZrXAhWBxxoKHazgDaM4ChDoAQgpMAE#v=snippet&q=letter&f=true
https://www.biography.com/news/elephant-man-joseph-merrick-biography
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-36478601
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Photograph%2C_Death_of_the_%27Elephant_Man%27_Wellcome_L0014965.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Carey_Merrick_Wellcome_L0026216.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Carey_Merrick_.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Photograph_of_the_%27Elephant_Man%27_from_BMJ_April_1890_Wellcome_L0014964.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cigar_factory._Boys_in_foreground._Indianapolis,_Ind._-_NARA_-_523076.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winter_in_the_workhouse.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hospital_ward_in_Liverpool_Workhouse;_requisitioned_for_woun_Wellcome_V0014741.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Carey_Merrick._Wellcome_L0026215.jpg
https://get.pxhere.com/photo/money-paper-material-cash-england-sketch-drawing-currency-british-50-document-sterling-banknote-pounds-1292607.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Image-Fredericktreves.jpg

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