'The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences' is a collection of short stories, each a surreal mix of fact and fantasy. They are the work of Sir Frederick Treves, a renowned surgeon and author. - "In the Mile End Road, opposite to the London Hospital, there was (and possibly still is) a line of small shops. Among them was a vacant greengrocer's which was to let. The whole of the front of the shop, with the exception of the door, was hidden by a hanging sheet of canvas on which was the announcement that the Elephant Man was to be seen within and that the price of admission was two pence. Painted...