The Day I Became an Autodidact (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Kendall Hailey
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Time of Work: 1981-1985
- Setting: California and England
- Principal Characters: Kendall Hailey, Oliver Hailey, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Thomas Hailey, Hailee May (“Nanny”) Hailey, Brooke Hailey, Matthew
- Genres: Nonfiction, Diary
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Self-discovery, Teenagers, Authors or writers, Education or educators, 1980’s, Learning or scholarship
- Locales: California, England
The Day I Became an Autodidact: And the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies that Befell Me Thereafter consists of excerpts from a young woman's diary covering a period of about four years. The thread that ties the entries together is the theme of self-education. This potentially tedious topic, however, is constantly interrupted by the ebullient author's precocious remarks about a variety of other subjects. She can only be serious for a short time, and then her naturally optimistic and irreverent personality breaks through.
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