The Story of My Life

Now, one hundred years after its initial publication, eminent literary scholar Roger Shattuck, in collaboration with Keller biographer Dorothy Herrmann, has reedited the book to reflect more accurately its original composition. Keller's remarkable acquisition of language is presented here in three successive accounts: Keller's own version; the letters of "teacher" Anne Sullivan, submerged in the earliest edition; and the valuable documentation by their young assistant, John Macy. Including opening and closing commentary by Shattuck and notes by Hermann, this volume will stand for years as the definitive edition of a classic work.

Author: Helen Keller
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/01/2003
Pages: 492
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780393057447

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 30507 / Story of My Life


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2002 pg. 94
Library Journal 03/01/2003 pg. 124
Library Journal 12/01/2002

About the Author
Shattuck, Roger: - Roger Shattuck, author of Forbidden Knowledge and Proust's Way, has won the National Book Award. He lives in Vermont.Herrmann, Dorothy: - Dorothy Hermann is the author of Helen Keller: A Life. She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and New York City.