The World I Live in and Optimism: A Collection of Essays

by Helen Keller

Book Overview

These poetic, inspiring essays offer insights into the world of a gifted woman who was deaf and blind. Helen Keller relates her impressions of life's beauty and promise, perceived through the sensations of touch, smell, and vibration, together with the workings of a powerful imagination.
The World I Live In comprises fifteen essays and a poem, "A Chant of Darkness," all of which originally appeared in The Century Magazine. These...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486473678
• ISBN13: 9780486473673
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"