The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity

Ashley Montagu

Acadian House Pub., 2001 - Biography & Autobiography - 137 pages

The Elephant Man is a 138-page softcover book whose first edition inspired the movie and the Tony Award-winning play by the same name. This fascinating story, which has touched the hearts of readers throughout the world for over a century, is now complete with the publication of this, the Third Edition. Illustrated with photos and drawings of The Elephant Man.

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User Review  - Kaye - Goodreads

Good background about Joseph Merrick, but the last few chapters were kind of superfluous and unconvincing (ie, mother love and trying to draw parallels with Alexander Pope).

About the author

Ashley Montagu is a writer, editor, and anthropologist. He was born in London, England, on June 28, 1905. Montagu studied psychology and anthropology at the University of London and the University of Florence. For nearly twenty years, Montagu taught anatomy at New York University, Hahnemann Medical College, and Rutgers University. He became the chairman of the anthropology department at Rutgers. Montagu is the author or editor of more than 60 books. He has written articles for such magazines as The Ladies Home Journal and The Saturday Review. Montagu received numerous awards and honors, including the Distinguished Achievement Award of The American Anthropological Association and the Darwin Award of the Society of American Physical Anthropologists.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity
• Author: Ashley Montagu
• Edition: 3, illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Acadian House Pub., 2001
• ISBN: 0925417416, 9780925417411
• Length: 137 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Social Science / Reference