Question

how did Helen's first visit to Boston change her ideas about books? name some of the books reed with great pleasure.

Answer 1

It was during Helen's visit to Boston that she began to read in earnest and was permitted to spend a part of each day in the Institution library. She would wander from bookcase to bookcase and take down whatever book her fingers lighted upon. When she read, she understood one word in ten or two words on a page. The words fascinated her but she took no conscious account of what she read. But she was at an impressionable age so her mind retained many of the words and sentences which would flash quite naturally. This led her friends to wonder at the richness of Helen's vocabulary. She had read parts of many books and a great deal of poetry without comprehending but it was not until she discovered 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' which was the first book of any consequence that she read understandingly. One day her teacher found Helen in the corner of the library poring over the pages of 'The Scarlet Letter' when she was eight years old. Her teacher told her about the story of Lord Fauntleroy which Helen could read instead. Thus began her journey of reading the first chapters of the fascinating child's story and her outlook towards reading changed. She began to enjoy and understand what she read.