Helen Keller was nineteen months old when illness left her deaf and blind. In this autobiography, written while she was still a student at Radcliffe College, she describes the world that opened to her after her teacher Anne Sullivan spelled the word water into her hand: her education, her friendships, her love of books, her struggle to speak, and her growing determination to work for others.

First published in 1903, The Story of My Life remains one of the most remarkable memoirs ever written, and a first-hand account of how language, patience and affection can overcome almost any barrier. This unabridged recording is read in clear, warm English.