Ihavethusfarsketchedtheeventsofmylife, butIhavenotshownhowmuchIhavedependedonbooksnotonlyforpleasureandforthewisdomtheybringtoallwhoread, , bookshavemeantsomuchmoreinmyeducationthaninthatofothers, thatIshallgobacktothetimewhenIbegantoread.
IreadmyfirstconnectedstoryinMay, 1887, whenIwassevenyearsold, , Ididnotstudyregularlyduringtheearlyyearsofmyeducation; nordidIreadaccordingtorule.
AtfirstIhadonlyafewbooksinraisedprint—"readers" forbeginners, acollectionofstoriesforchildren, andabookabouttheearthcalled "OurWorld." Ithinkthatwasall; butIreadthemoverandover, , spellingintomyhandlittlestoriesandpoemsthatsheknewIshouldunderstand; butIpreferredreadingmyselftobeingreadto, becauseIlikedtoreadagainandagainthethingsthatpleasedme.
, andtowanderfrombookcasetobookcase, , ; , however, havebeenveryimpressionableatthatperiod, foritretainedmanywordsandwholesentences, tothemeaningofwhichIhadnotthefaintestclue; andafterward, whenIbegantotalkandwrite, thesewordsandsentenceswouldflashoutquitenaturally, (inthoseearlydaysIthinkIneverreadanyonebookthrough) andagreatdealofpoetryinthisuncomprehendingway, untilIdiscovered "LittleLordFauntleroy," whichwasthefirstbookofanyconsequenceIreadunderstandingly.
Onedaymyteacherfoundmeinacornerofthelibraryporingoverthepagesof "TheScarletLetter." , "TheScarletLetter." Thenameofthestorywas "LittleLordFauntleroy," ; , leavingmeforashorttime.
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