the world i live in-海倫·凱勒自傳(英文版)

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　Then　they　make　me　my　own　daughter　and　ask　for　an

account　of　grown…up　sensations。　Finally　I　am　requested　to　write　about　my

dreams；　and　thus　I　bee　an　anachronical　grandmother；　for　it　is　the

special　privilege　of　old　age　to　relate　dreams。　The　editors　are　so　kind

that　they　are　no　doubt　right　in　thinking　that　nothing　I　have　to　say

about　the　affairs　of　the　universe　would　be　interesting。　But　until　they

give　me　opportunity　to　write　about　matters　that　are　not…me；　the　world

must　go　on　uninstructed　and　unreformed；　and　I　can　only　do　my　best　with

the　one　small　subject　upon　which　I　am　allowed　to　discourse。

In　〃The　Chant　of　Darkness〃　I　did　not　intend　to　set　up　as　a　poet。　I

thought　I　was　writing　prose；　except　for　the　magnificent　passage　from　Job

which　I　was　paraphrasing。　But　this　part　seemed　to　my　friends　to　separate

itself　from　the　exposition；　and　I　made　it　into　a　kind　of　poem。

H。　K。

CONTENTS

CHAPTER　I

PAGE

THE　SEEING　HAND 3

CHAPTER　II

THE　HANDS　OF　OTHERS 19

CHAPTER　III

THE　HAND　OF　THE　RACE 33

CHAPTER　IV

THE　POWER　OF　TOUCH 45

CHAPTER　V

THE　FINER　VIBRATIONS 63

CHAPTER　VI

SMELL；　THE　FALLEN　ANGEL 77

CHAPTER　VII

RELATIVE　VALUES　OF　THE　SENSES 95

CHAPTER　VIII

THE　FIVE…SENSED　WORLD 103

CHAPTER　IX

INWARD　VISIONS 115

CHAPTER　X

ANALOGIES　IN　SENSE　PERCEPTION 129

CHAPTER　X

BEFORE　THE　SOUL　DAWN 141

CHAPTER　XII

THE　LARGER　SANCTIONS 153

CHAPTER　XIII

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