Joseph Merrick was a Victoria freak show attraction and an object of medical fascination before he died in 1890 - but the story of the Elephant Man didn't end there
He was an object of curiosity and ridicule throughout his life - studied, prodded and examined by fascinated Victorians, from inquisitive doctors to gawping circus goers.
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