THE STORY OF MY LIFE / WITH HER LETTERS By Helen Keller (Annotated Edition)

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The Story of My Life is Helen Keller's autobiography, written throughout her time at Radcliffe College and published whilst she became 22 years old. It details her life from delivery to age 21, starting with an account of her family's domestic in Alabama and the contamination that left her blind and deaf. Much of the book specializes in Helen's education, which started while Anne Sullivan, a teacher, moved into her domestic to teach her in distinct way of communication. First, she spelled letters into Helen's hand to assist her research the names of diverse gadgets in her global. This slowly progressed to Helen's mastering to speak and study braille, and in the end her conversation has become strong enough to permit her to wait college with folks that could see and hear.This autobiography is separated into 3 components. The first is a chronological account of Helen's existence up to age 21, written in first-character. It covers all of her fundamental lifestyle's events, including holidays around the united states and the various colleges she attended, however additionally includes many of her thoughts and musings on the matters that have befell to her. The 2nd a part of the ebook is a massive collection of letters Helen wrote over the route of her life, displaying substantial improvement in her verbal exchange abilties as time is going on. This component additionally includes letters from Anne Sullivan, explaining sure parts of Helen's schooling that do not come across in her first-person account. The final component is statement by means of the e book's editor, with recommendation from Miss Sullivan, remarking on numerous elements of Helen's life revel in as designated on this autobiography.The Story of My Life has acquired an awful lot recognition, and has been tailored into multiple performs and movies for the reason that mid-20th century. The most famous of these is the 1962 Hollywood characteristic film The Miracle Worker, a biographical film about Anne Sullivan and her success in tutoring Helen Keller.

Genre: Fiction / Literary (fancy, right?)