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The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences. E-book. Formato PDF Frederick Treves - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
When I first became aware of this phenomenon the exhibition was closed, but a well-informed boy sought the proprietor in a public house and I was granted a private view on payment of a shilling. The shop was empty and grey with dust. Some old tins and a few shrivelled potatoes occupied a shelf and some vague vegetable refuse the window. The light in the place was dim, being obscured by the painted placard outside. The far end of the shop — where I expect the late proprietor sat at a desk — was cut Off by a curtain or rather by a red tablecloth suspended from a cord by a few rings. The room was cold and dank, for it was the month of November. The year, I might say, was 1884.
Made in the Trenches, Composed Entirely From Articles Sketches Contributed by Soldiers: Edited by Sir Frederick Treves and George Goodchild. E-book. Formato PDF Frederick Treves - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
In the aftermath of this grievous war there is no more lamentable and pathetic figure than the soldier who, by reason of his wounds, is paralysed and left utterly helpless. One is apt to associate such helplessness with extreme old age or with the final phase of some exhausting illness; but here is a man in the very ?ower of his youth, bedridden possibly for life, unable to move hand or foot, and dependent, at every moment of the day, upon the ministration of others.