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Great story of human courage and dedication recounted in autobiography of a remarkable woman: the magical moment when Miss Keller first recognizes the connection between words and objects, her joy at learning how to speak, friendships with notable figures, her education at Radcliffe and an... read more
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Great story of human courage and dedication recounted in autobiography of a remarkable woman: the magical moment when Miss Keller first recognizes the connection between words and objects, her joy at learning how to speak, friendships with notable figures, her education at Radcliffe and an... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Helen Keller: deaf blind woman who as a girl figures out what the hand sign to water is.
- Mr. Anagnos: Add a description of this character.
- Miss Sullivan: teacher to Hellen Keller who taught her about what hand signs are including the term water.
- Mr. Michael Anagnos
- Mr. Mayo
- Mr. Howells
- Mildred
- Laura Bridgman
- Dr. Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the telephone
- Helen A. Keller: author of the book.
- Mr. Gilman
- Tommy
- Nancy
- Mr. Keith
- Miss Canby
- Mrs. Laurence Hutton
- Dr. Howe
- Mrs. Hopkins
- Brooks
- Blind
- Illy
- Dr. Holmes
- Radcliffe
- A. Keller
- Mr. William Wade
- Brewster
- Jack Frost
- Mr. John Hitz
- Robert
- Dr. Edward Everett Hale
- Carrie
- Martha Washington
- Viney
- Frank
- Captain Keller
- Fauntleroy
- Mr. Wade
- Mr. Vining
- Leila
- Simpson
- Schiller
- Mr. John P. Spaulding
- La Fontaine
- Natalie
- Mark Twain
- James
- Charles
- Harry
Quotes edit
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“"A few impressions stand out vividly from the first years of my life; but 'the shadows of the prison house are on the rest.'"”
Helen Keller -
“"My hands felt every object and observed every motion, and in this way i learned to know many things."”
Hellen Keller -
“Any teacher can take a child to the classroom but not every teacher can make him learn.”
Hellen Keller
Setting & Locations edit
- South Boston
- Tuscumbia
- New York
- Alabama
- Massachusetts
- Cambridge
- Ise
- Wrentham
- Washington
- England
- America
- Greece
- Radcliffe
- Memphis
- Huntsville
- Frost Fairies
- Venice
- Wright-humason School
- Iliad
- Philadelphia
- Hulton
- Whittier
- Florence
- Athens
- Maine
- Cincinnati
- Algebra
- Europe
- Pennsylvania
- Goethe
First Sentence edit
It is with a kind of fear that I begin to write the history of my life.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
About the Author
Authors & Contributors edit
- Hellen Keller (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday Page and Company
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1903
ISBN: 0486422496
Page Count: 200
Publisher: Doubleday Page and Company
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1903
ISBN: 0486422496
Page Count: 200
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 362.41092
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