The Giant, O'BrienA new novel based on the true story of the 18th century Irish giant, Charles O'Brien, who was exhibited in London and eventually dissected by the surgeon Charles Hunter. His bones still hang in the Hunterian Museum in Lincoln's Inn Fields. |
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arms babby Bitch Mary blood bones breath Bride Caskey brother called cellar Charles Byrne Charlie Charlie O'Brien child Claffey's Cockspur Street cold comes Connor Constantine Claffey corpse cows dead dissecting door dreaming drink dwarves Earl's Court ears East Kilbride eyes face feel feet fingers fire flesh floor freak gentlemen Giant asked Giant looked girl gone hair hand hanged head heard HILARY MANTEL horse Howison Ireland Jankin Jean-Paul Marat Jermyn Street Joe Vance John Hunter Kane legs light living London Mester moon mouth Mulroney's never night O'Brien pauper penny pocket Pybus red-head rubbed sack Scotchman seen shoulder skin skull sleep Slig smiling stared stood stories tale Tannikin teeth tell there's thought Tibor Toby took town turned voice walk wall woman Wullie Wullie's Wych Street