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  • Published: 31 March 1999
  • ISBN: 9780553213874
  • Imprint: Bantam Dell
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $12.99

The Story of My Life

The Restored Edition




An American classic of Helen Keller’s account of her triumph over deafness and blindness.

An American classic rediscovered by each generation, The Story of My Life is Helen Keller’s account of her triumph over deafness and blindness. Popularized by the stage play and movie The Miracle Worker, Keller’s story has become a symbol of hope for people all over the world.

This book–published when Keller was only twenty-two–portrays the wild child who is locked in the dark and silent prison of her own body. With an extraordinary immediacy, Keller reveals her frustrations and rage, and takes the reader on the unforgettable journey of her education and breakthroughs into the world of communication. From the moment Keller recognizes the word “water” when her teacher finger-spells the letters, we share her triumph as “that living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free!” An unparalleled chronicle of courage, The Story of My Life remains startlingly fresh and vital more than a century after its first publication, a timeless testament to an indomitable will.

  • Published: 31 March 1999
  • ISBN: 9780553213874
  • Imprint: Bantam Dell
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $12.99

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About the author

Helen Keller

Helen Keller, born in 1880, was the first deaf-blind graduate of Radcliffe College. Later, she became a high-profile socialist, and throughout her life she was a strong advocate for the blind and deaf communities, visiting over thirty-five countries and publishing fourteen books about her experiences, which have been translated into more than fifty languages. She died in 1968.

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