"[My life] is so rich with blessings-an immense capacity of
enjoyment, books, and beloved friends. . . . Most earnestly I pray
the dear Heavenly Father that I may sometime make myself far more
worthy of the love shown to me than I am now." -April 22, 1900
letter from Helen Keller to John Hitz, AFB When Helen Keller died
in 1968, at the age of eighty-eight years old, she was one of the
most widely known women in the world. The overnight success of her
biography, The Story of My Life, written at age twenty-three, made
it obvious to Keller that she was endowed with a gift for writing
and speaking. As she got older, she increasingly began to do both
on a variety of subjects extending beyond her own disability,
including social, political, and theological issues. Helen Keller:
Selected Writings collects Keller's personal letters, political
writings, speeches, and excerpts of her published materials from
1887 to 1968. The book also includes an introductory essay by Kim
E. Nielsen, headnotes to each document, and a selected bibliography
of work by and about Keller. The majority of the letters and some
prints, all drawn from the Helen Keller Archives at the American
Foundation for the Blind in New York, are being published for the
first time. Literature, education, advocacy, politics, religion,
travel: the many interests of Helen Keller culminate in this book
and are reflected in her spirited narration. Also portrayed are the
individuals Keller inspired and took inspiration from, including
her teacher Annie Sullivan, her family, and others with whom she
formed friendships throughout the course of her life. This often
charming collection revels in and preserves Keller's public and
private life, coming to us in the year which marks the 125th
anniversary of her birthday.
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