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This is the story of the lives of individuals afflicted with severe deformities and how 17th and 18th century British society reacted to their extraordinary bodies. The book is illustrated with woodcuts, engravings, and oil paintings.Bondeson, Jan is the author of 'The Pig-Faced Lady of Manchester Square: And Other London Medical Marvels', published 2004 under ISBN 9780752429687 and ISBN 075242968X.
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