This inspiring autobiography by Helen Keller is an account of her life from her family history up to her last years of college, supplemented by her personal letters from age seven to twenty-one. This edition includes letters and reports contributed by her teacher, Anne Sullivan, and the editor, John Albert Macy.

Not only does her story demonstrate the challenges of becoming educated after losing her sight and hearing as a small child, but

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A tale inspired by a little-known romance between the famous blind and deaf Radcliffe graduate and her private secretary, Peter Fagan, takes place in Keller's thirties when, in the wake of Annie Sullivan's diagnosis with tuberculosis, Keller's plans to marry are thwarted by her disapproving family.

"Helen Keller: Selected Writings collects Keller's personal letters, political writings, speeches, and excerpts of her published materials from the entire scope of her writing life (1887-1957). The book includes a selection of over thirty illustrations, an introductory essay by Kim E. Nielsen, headnotes to each document, and a selected bibliography of work by and about Keller. Drawn from the archives of the American Foundation for the Blind, many...

Presents the life of Helen Keller, who was left blind and deaf by a high fever as a toddler but, with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, overcame her disabilities to go to college and become an advocate, an inspiration, and a role model for blind and deaf people everywhere.