This is Hermann and Auguste van Pels' bedroom, which also served as a living room and kitchen for Anne and the others. The bookshelf at the Anne Frank House is one of the few original things that remained after those in hiding were apprehended. It contains many volumes by famous authors who wrote novels about subjects such as love, war, and justice. These include works by William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Leo Tolstoy. In addition to the books on her own shelf, Anne had some help reading these authors from her father. He was a professor of history who taught himself English so he could read these authors and more in their original languages. The Anne Frank House website notes that "of all the possessions saved by the Franks, only two items are still here today: a copy of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and a book by Anne's father, Otto Frank." The housekeeper's room was next to the bedroom. Here you can see shelves with uniforms for the helpers who worked with the Frank family during the war. Helga Dahn was a friend of the Franks who helped them hide for several years before they went into hiding themselves. She returned to Germany after the war ended but later married a man who owned a shop nearby the house where she lived with her husband and son.