Eve’s Diary (Diversion Illustrated Classics)

Mark Twain

maj 2015 · Diversion Books

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Introducing Diversion Classics, an illustrated series that showcases great works of literature from the world's most beloved authors.

In this first-person story of the Garden of Eden, the world’s first woman chronicles her daily life. Eve’s observations of the natural world, her own existence, and of course, her husband, Adam, are both comical and poignant. From her entrance into Eden to her eventual death, EVE’S DIARY is Mark Twain’s unique spin on one of the most well-known stories in history.

Om forfatteren

Mark Twain was born Samuel L. Clemens in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. He worked as a printer, and then became a steamboat pilot. He traveled throughout the West, writing humorous sketches for newspapers. In 1865, he wrote the short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which was very well received. He then began a career as a humorous travel writer and lecturer, publishing The Innocents Abroad in 1869, Roughing It in 1872, and, Gilded Age in 1873, which was co-authored with Charles Dudley Warner. His best-known works are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mississippi Writing: Life on the Mississippi, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He died of a heart attack on April 21, 1910.