The Elephant Man and other reminiscences - Frederick Treves

I picked this up after recently re-watching David Lynch's movie The Elephant Man - Treves is the character played by Anthony Hopkins. I was initially disappointed that the essay on John Merrick comprised only the first 30 pages, but as I continued I was increasingly impressed with Treves' sensitive observations about people in crisis. He has a Dickensian eye for the telling human detail, and a splendidly fluent prose style.

A real find.