The Story Of My Life Helen Keller

Helen s paternal lineage can be traced back to switzerland where one of her ancestors ironically was the first teacher of deaf children in zurich.

The story of my life helen keller. The story of my life first published in 1903 is helen keller s autobiography detailing her early life especially her experiences with anne sullivan. When she was 19 months old helen keller suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. 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. The story of my life by helen keller published 1903 the most important day i remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher anne mansfield sullivan came to me.

By john albert macy. New york doubleday page company 1905. Portions of it were adapted by william gibson for a 1957 playhouse 90 production a 1959 broadway play a 1962 hollywood feature film and the indian film black which was directed by sanjay leela bhansali. The story of my life helen keller the story of my life first published in 1903 is helen keller s autobiography detailing her early life especially her experiences with anne sullivan.

Her tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps with the help of her inspired teacher anne sullivan is one of the great stories of human courage and dedication. If population statistics were normalized helen keller s story of my life would rank among the most popular translated books of the last 150 years. And with good reason. I believe i once read that after the bible it was for a time the most common book in the american home.

Story of my life by helen keller. The story of my life first published in 1903 is helen keller s autobiography detailing her early life especially her experiences with anne sullivan. Portions of it were adapted by william gibson for a 1957 playhouse 90 production a 1959 broadway play a 1962 hollywood feature film and the indian film black. Chapter 1 helen keller was born on june 27th 1880 in tuscumbia a small town in northern alabama.

The story of my life by helen keller 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 edited by john albert macy. I am filled with wonder when i consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects.