DiscoverEve's Diary by Mark Twain
Eve's Diary by Mark Twain
Claim Ownership

Eve's Diary by Mark Twain

Author: Loyal Books

Subscribed: 3,012Played: 17,844
Share

Description

Eve's Diary is a comic short story by Mark Twain. It was first published in the 1905 Christmas issue of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and in book format in June 1906 by Harper and Brothers publishing house. It is written in the style of a diary kept by the first woman in the Judeao-Christian creation myth, Eve, and is claimed to be "translated from the original MS." The "plot" of this novel is the first-person account of Eve from her creation up to her burial by, her mate, Adam, including meeting and getting to know Adam, and exploring the world around her, Eden. The story then jumps 40 years into the future after the Fall and expulsion from Eden. It is one of a series of books Twain wrote concerning the story of Adam and Eve, including 'Extracts from Adam's Diary,' 'That Day In Eden,' 'Eve Speaks,' 'Adam's Soliloquy,' and the 'Autobiography of Eve.' Eve's Diary has a lighter tone than the others in the series, as Eve has a strong appreciation for beauty and love. The book may have been written as a posthumous love-letter to Mark Twain's wife Olivia Langdon Clemens, or Livy, who died in June 1904, just before the story was written. Mark Twain is quoted as saying, "Eve's Diary is finished — I've been waiting for her to speak, but she doesn't say anything more." The story ends with Adam's speaking at Eve's grave, "Wherever she was, there was Eden."
1 Episodes
Reverse
01 Eve's Diary

01 Eve's Diary

2024-01-0240:0767

More great books at LoyalBooks.com
Comments (12)

Nuage Laboratoire

kmbwac

Jul 18th
Reply

hashemivoch dimitri

the first part was captivating(exploring eden and so) but after the fall and Eve's description of love it became streotypical. I was almost disappointed, but the last sentence made up everything. "where so ever she was, there was Eden."

Aug 17th
Reply

Blk Blu

uh no...te kids!it's around 6 morning ur about studying hard still!

Oct 26th
Reply

Mudd Bear

wow, the post Eden bit was incredibly sweet. Adam at Eve's grave, "wheresoever she was, THERE was Eden."

May 26th
Reply

#Royalebleu

nice bedtime story 👍#recommend

Nov 15th
Reply

Michelle Catalano

lol i agree why no woman speaker lol odd

Aug 16th
Reply (1)

Lane Holl

this didn't make any sense.

Aug 9th
Reply (1)

Maggie Williams

why not a woman reading "Eve"? lol

Jul 21st
Reply

Taylor J.

This was goofy. or maybe I just didn't get it.

May 2nd
Reply