The Story of My Life (biography)
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Author | Helen Keller |
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Language | English |
Genre | Classic, Memoir |
Published | 1903 |
The Story of My Life, first published in 1903, is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan.[1] Portions of it were adapted by William Gibson for a 1957 Playhouse 90 production, a 1959 Broadway play, a 1962 Hollywood feature film, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black featuring Amitabh Bachchan in the role of Anne Sullivan.[2] The book is dedicated to inventor Alexander Graham Bell. The dedication reads, "TO ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL; Who has taught the deaf to speak and enabled the listening ear to hear speech from the Atlantic to the Rockies, I DEDICATE This Story of My Life."
The book is prescribed as long reading text for CBSE Class 10 subject English Communicative code 101.
References
- ^ "Helen Keller—In Her Own Words". Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "Helen Keller". famouspeople.com.
External links
- The Story of My Life at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated)
- The Story of My Life public domain audiobook at LibriVox