| The Story of My Life Contributor(s): Keller, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1517088011 ISBN-13: 9781517088019 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.80 lbs) 150 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 30507 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is with a kind of fear that I begin to write the history of my life. I have, as it were, a superstitious hesitation in lifting the veil that clings about my childhood like a golden mist. The task of writing an autobiography is a difficult one. When I try to classify my earliest impressions, I find that fact and fancy look alike across the years that link the past with the present. The woman paints the child's experiences in her own fantasy. A few impressions stand out vividly from the first years of my life; but "the shadows of the prison-house are on the rest." Besides, many of the joys and sorrows of childhood have lost their poignancy; and many incidents of vital importance in my early education have been forgotten in the excitement of great discoveries. In order, therefore, not to be tedious I shall try to present in a series of sketches only the episodes that seem to me to be the most interesting and important. |