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Book Overview
When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880-1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. Not long after, she also became mute. 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. In this classic autobiography, first published in 1903, Miss Keller recounts the first 22 years of her life, including the magical moment...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0486292495
ISBN13:9780486292496
Release Date:February 1996
Publisher:Dover Publications
Length:80 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 5.2" x 8.4"
Age Range:11 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 6 and higher
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Masterpiece
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This extraordinary biography is a true masterpiece. One of the greatest books of the 20th Century. Dr R. Chris Barden
Person of the Century
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
My vote of many others who believe Helen Keller was Person of the Century. She was an incredible human being. Personified what should be the "Human Spirit".
opens your mind
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
In the introduction Robert Russell says, "Imagine yourself whisked out of your room and suddenly landed on some distant planet where there was other life--but landed with your eyes permanently closed, your ears sealed, and your tongue all but useless. How would you sense an approaching danger or an approaching friend? What would such a life be like? But perhaps such a catastrophe seems so impossible that it isn't worth thinking about. It isn't so impossible. Things like it do happen. It happened to Helen Keller."Helen Keller writes about her own experiences, perceptions, and understanding with a beauty and sweetness that you can touch and taste. Reading about her life expands your mind to life's infinite possibilities, realities, and to the resiliency of the human mind. Helen was a kind, aware, and incredibly intelligent woman. Reading about her life in her own words is irreplaceable. Helen has truly left a mark on this world, and so has her teacher, Anne Sullivan. Both of their lives have left me equally awestruck.