The Story of My Life (biography)

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The Story of My Life
Front Cover
Author	Helen Keller
Language	English
Genre	Classic, Memoir
Published	1903

The Story of My Life, first published in book form in 1903 is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, particularly 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 the Indian film Black. The book is dedicated to inventor Alexander Graham Bell, who was one of her teachers and an advocate for the deaf.

Publication history

Helen Keller began to write The Story of My Life in 1902, while she was still a student at Radcliffe College. It was published in the Ladies' Home Journal that same year as a series of installments. The following year, it was published by Doubleday, Page & Co. as a book. The book was well received.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Helen Keller (1903). "The Story of My Life". American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved May 17, 2022. (text online).

External links

The Story of My Life at Standard Ebooks
The Story of My Life at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated)
The Story of My Life public domain audiobook at LibriVox

v t e Helen Keller
Life history	Ivy Green Tuscumbia, Alabama Laura Bridgman Alexander Graham Bell Charles W. Adams
Schools attended	Perkins School for the Blind Anne Sullivan Wright-Humason School for the Deaf Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing The Cambridge School of Weston Radcliffe College
Related foundations	Helen Keller International American Civil Liberties Union Helen Keller Services for the Blind
Related works	"The Frost King" The Story of My Life Light in My Darkness Deliverance Helen Keller in Her Story The Miracle Worker play 1962 film 1979 film 2000 film The Miracle Continues Black
Related	Helen Keller Day Statue of Helen Keller

v t e Helen Keller's The Story of My Life (1903)
Characters	Anne Sullivan Helen Keller
Film	The Miracle Worker (1962) The Miracle Worker (1979) The Miracle Worker (2000) Black (2005)
Stage	The Miracle Worker (1959 play)
Related	The Miracle Continues The Miracle Worker

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