Seeing the Elephant
Journal: Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks
Year: 2014

In February 1858 Maria Brinning, a pupil at the Bristol Deaf and Dumb Institution, visited Edmonds' menagerie in Bristol together with other children from her school. Following her visit, Maria addressed a short letter to Mr Edmonds thanking him for granting them free admission to the show. The Bristol Mercury subsequently published the note, preserving its contents for posterity. Maria wrote: We are very grateful to you for so kindly allowing us to see your menagerie freely. We admired the beau