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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Pagina iii
... mother and my friends did not use signs as I did when they wanted anything done , but talked with their mouths . Sometimes I stood between two persons who were conversing and touched their lips . I could not understand , and was vexed ...
... mother and my friends did not use signs as I did when they wanted anything done , but talked with their mouths . Sometimes I stood between two persons who were conversing and touched their lips . I could not understand , and was vexed ...
Pagina 2
... mother , Kate Adams , was his second wife and many years younger . Her grandfather , Benjamin Adams , married Susanna E. Goodhue , and lived in Newbury , Massachusetts , for many years . Their son , Charles Adams , was born in ...
... mother , Kate Adams , was his second wife and many years younger . Her grandfather , Benjamin Adams , married Susanna E. Goodhue , and lived in Newbury , Massachusetts , for many years . Their son , Charles Adams , was born in ...
Pagina 3
... mother solved the problem by giving it as her wish that I should be called after her mother , whose maiden name was Helen Everett . But in the excitement of carrying me to church my father lost the name on the way , very naturally ...
... mother solved the problem by giving it as her wish that I should be called after her mother , whose maiden name was Helen Everett . But in the excitement of carrying me to church my father lost the name on the way , very naturally ...
Pagina 4
... mother tried to soothe me in my waking hours of fret and pain , and the agony and bewilderment with which I awoke ... mother's lap or clung to her dress as she went about her household duties . My hands felt every object and observed ...
... mother tried to soothe me in my waking hours of fret and pain , and the agony and bewilderment with which I awoke ... mother's lap or clung to her dress as she went about her household duties . My hands felt every object and observed ...
Pagina 5
... mother and my friends did not use signs as I did when they wanted anything done , but talked with their mouths . Sometimes I stood between two persons who were conversing and touched their lips . I could not understand , and was vexed ...
... mother and my friends did not use signs as I did when they wanted anything done , but talked with their mouths . Sometimes I stood between two persons who were conversing and touched their lips . I could not understand , and was vexed ...
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