Extracts from Adam's Diary, translated from the original ms. by Mark Twain
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"Extracts from Adam's Diary, translated from the original ms. by Mark Twain" is a comic short story first published in 1893. Through Adam's bemused perspective, Twain reimagines the Garden of Eden as Eve arrives—a chattering "creature with the long hair" who insists on naming everything. Adam struggles to understand this newcomer, then puzzles over a mysterious being called Cain. The humorous account follows Adam's journey from deep annoyance to unexpected love, offering
an ironic, fresh take on Genesis from humanity's first man discovering the world anew. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | Extracts from Adam's Diary, translated from the original ms. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracts_from_Adam%27s_Diary |
| Credits | Kirk Pearson |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Humorous stories |
| Subject | Diary fiction |
| Subject | Adam (Biblical figure) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Bible. Genesis -- History of Biblical events -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1892 |
| Release Date | Sep 15, 2004 |
| Last Update | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 511 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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