Missing History: The Covert Education of a Child of the Great Books

An intellectual autobiography in the tradition of educational chronicles that runs the gamut from St. Augustine's Confessions to Alice Kaplan's French Lessons. Yet instead of tracing her progress from a state of sin to a state of grace, Kathryn Kramer revisits her school years to figure out how she was indoctrinated into thinking that she should embark upon this classic journey. Kathryn Kramer is the author of the novels A Handbook for Visitors from Outer Space, Rattlesnake Farming, and Sweet Water, and co-author of a language textbook, Welcome to Vermont: English for Working and Living. She lives in Vermont and teaches at Middlebury College.