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The Story of My Life

by Helen Keller

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The Story of My Life

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller highlights pivotal incidents that shaped her life. Key events include her illness at 19 months, which left her deaf and blind, and the transformative arrival of...

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The Story of My Life

Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing at 19 months due to an illness diagnosed as "acute congestion of the stomach and brain," possibly scarlet fever or meningitis. Despite this, she described her...

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