how did keller's education proceed before 1893
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Until 1893, she had studied various subjects by herself in a desultory manner. She read the histories of Greece, Rome and the United States. She had a French grammar in raised print, and as she already knew some French, she often amused herself by composing short exercises, using the new words as she came across them, and ignoring rules and other technicalities as much as possible. She even tried to master the French pronunciation, using the phonetic symbols in the book. She also read with pleasure La Fontaine's "Fables," "Le Medecin Malgre Lui" and passages from "Athalie." She also gave considerable time to the improvement of her speech. She read aloud to Miss Sullivan and recited passages from her favourite poets, which she had learnt by heart. Miss Sullivan would correct her pronunciation and other mistakes.