The Story Of My Life: With Her Letters (1887--1901) And A Supplementary Account Of Her Education, Including Passages From The Reports And Letters Of Her Teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan [Paperback]

Helen Keller (Author), Annie Sullivan (Author)

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Publication Date: July 24, 2011

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<title> The Story Of My Life: With Her Letters (1887--1901) And A Supplementary Account Of Her Education, Including Passages From The Reports And Letters Of Her Teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan

<authors> Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan

<editor> John Albert Macy

<publisher> Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921

<subjects> Biography & Autobiography; General; Biography & Autobiography / General

Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Nabu Press (July 24, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1173897119
• ISBN-13: 978-1173897116
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good April 11, 2012

By BAGS VINE™ VOICE

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The Story of My Life is written while Helen Keller is in her second year at Radcliff, so it's really a story of how she became educated, not a story of her whole life. It was very interesting how she came to understand that words exist, or that things have words associated with them. Also very interesting that she has memories of things before she even had words for them.

It's explaned in the book that she wants to act as "normal" as possible, so that's why she describes things in color, or describes what she "saw," even though she doesn't remember any colors and can't see anything. She wants to describe them in the most "normal" way possible.

She also talks about how difficult it was to take college classes without any accomidations for disabilities. For example, she relied on her professors to learn the manuel alphabet and voluntarily give one-on-one instruction on their own time, and she was responsible for getting her own braille text books. But I was impressed with how much she was able to learn, through the help of dedicated individuals. (English, French, German, Latin, all as college prep before entering Radcliff. That's more than I'll ever know!)

Her letters show the progression of her language and writing ability from her very first letter. I was really amazed at her words and especially her spelling at such a young age.

It's really a story of hope, of how anyone can learn.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars at times great, at times boring January 2, 2012

By Logan D

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For the price (if it is still free), this is a great book.

The first section of the book, which is Helen Keller's autobiography that she wrote while in college, includes accounts of many of her memories, some of which were very interesting to read. I loved her stories about her memories from her early childhood (before she had any instruction in language) and her experience with learning about language and about the world. Most of us are so young when we learn these things that we can't remember. It was great to get inside Helen's head as she discovers things like Christmas and trains and cities. The book does get boring at times such as the remarkably long section about her favorite books, but you can easily skim through those chapters and just focus on the parts that are interesting to you. Keep in mind that the autobiography section was written over a hundred years ago, so some of the writing is a bit wordier than most things written today.

I also loved seeing the first few letters that Helen wrote, beginning with one she wrote just three months after her she started to learn language. It was great to see the progression in her writing.

Though this is clear from the description of the book, I was a bit disappointed that the book does not discuss Helen Keller's later life.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book May 19, 2013

By Celest uribe

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BEST BOOK what a smart girl and the teacher is amazing !! I admire people like Anne she changed a life