The Day I Became an Autodidact (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Kendall Hailey
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Autobiography/Education
- Genres: Nonfiction, Diary
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Self-discovery, Teenagers, Authors or writers, Education or educators, 1980’s, Learning or scholarship
- Locales: California, England
Kendall Hailey knew from childhood that she would be a writer when she grew up. She loved to read, but found school stifling: “If I listen to another inane comment about THE SCARLET LETTER, I’ll lose my mind.” Accustomed as she was to leaving school for weeks at a time to accompany her parents to Broadway openings or on cross-country book promotion tours, she did not need to deliberate long over her decision to complete high school early and skip college altogether. Kendall Hailey set herself to follow in the footsteps of Leo Tolstoy, Benjamin Franklin, and Mary Cassatt: all...
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