The Diary of Adam and Eve Librarian Note There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this ISBN here This is Mark Twain s imaginative series of diary entries by Adam and Eve At first Adam is puzzled by this new arrival Eve in th
Librarian Note There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this ISBN here.This is Mark Twain s imaginative series of diary entries by Adam and Eve At first, Adam is puzzled by this new arrival, Eve, in the garden, and he is suspicious of her disturbing appetite for fruit Eve, believing herself to be some sort of experiment, is curious about another experiment in the garden,Librarian Note There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this ISBN here.This is Mark Twain s imaginative series of diary entries by Adam and Eve At first, Adam is puzzled by this new arrival, Eve, in the garden, and he is suspicious of her disturbing appetite for fruit Eve, believing herself to be some sort of experiment, is curious about another experiment in the garden, perhaps some sort of reptile or possibly architecture Eve gives names to everything, much to Adam s annoyance He tries to ignore her, so she seeks companionship among the animals particularly with a certain snake Adam and Eve grow to love each other and, in the end, an elderly Adam is filled with a realization of that love as he stands at Eve s grave.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1885 , called the Great American Novel , and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876.Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer He apprenticed with a printer He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion s newspaper After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which proved to be very popular and brought him nationwide attention His travelogues were also well received Twain had found his calling.He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.However, he lacked financial acumen Though he made a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he squandered it on various ventures, in particular the Paige Compositor, and was forced to declare bankruptcy With the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers, however, he eventually overcame his financial troubles Twain worked hard to ensure that all of his creditors were paid in full, even though his bankruptcy had relieved him of the legal responsibility.Born during a visit by Halley s Comet, he died on its return He was lauded as the greatest American humorist of his age , and William Faulkner called Twain the father of American literature.Excerpted from.