The Story of My LifeCosimo, Inc., 1 jan 2009 - 82 pagina's *The Story of My Life* may be the most extraordinary autobiography ever written. Its author was only 22 when it was published, in 1903, but her life to that point had already been most uncommon: she had been rendered deaf, blind, and later mute by an illness at the age of 19 months, and only years later learned to read, speak, and understand others through the dedication of a teacher extraordinary in her own right. American author and activist HELEN ADAMS KELLER (1880-1968) became famous thanks to *The Story of My Life,* which was later adapted for stage and screen in various incarnations under the title *The Miracle Worker,* a reference to that special teacher, Annie Sullivan. Here, in her own words, is Keller's firsthand experience of the dawning of enlightenment on the severely isolated child she was, and her evolution into the educated and erudite young woman she became. |
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... give charming and vivid accounts of these trips . My Grandmother Keller was a daughter of one of Lafayette's aides , Alexander Moore , and granddaughter of Alexander Spotswood , an early Colonial Governor of Virginia . She was also ...
... give charming and vivid accounts of these trips . My Grandmother Keller was a daughter of one of Lafayette's aides , Alexander Moore , and granddaughter of Alexander Spotswood , an early Colonial Governor of Virginia . She was also ...
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... give one or two contemptuous sniffs , go to the opposite side of the hearth and lie down again , and I , wearied and disappointed , went off in search of Martha . Many incidents of those early years are fixed in my memory , isolated ...
... give one or two contemptuous sniffs , go to the opposite side of the hearth and lie down again , and I , wearied and disappointed , went off in search of Martha . Many incidents of those early years are fixed in my memory , isolated ...
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... give to Miss Sullivan ; but no sooner had I given it to her than I slammed the door to , locked it , and hid the key under the wardrobe in the hall . I could not be induced to tell where the key was . My father was obliged to get a ...
... give to Miss Sullivan ; but no sooner had I given it to her than I slammed the door to , locked it , and hid the key under the wardrobe in the hall . I could not be induced to tell where the key was . My father was obliged to get a ...
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