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The Bible According to Mark Twain: Irreverent Writings on Eden, Heaven, and the Flood by America's Master Satirist
Edited by Howard G. Baetzhold and Joseph B. McCullough

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Format: Paperback, 288pp.
ISBN: 9780684824390
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Pub. Date: December 1996

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In this brilliant and hilarious compilation of essays, letters, diaries, and excerpts — some never before published — Mark Twain takes on Heaven and Hell, sinners and saints and showcases his own unique approach to the Holy Scriptures including:
  • ADAM AND EVE'S DIVERGENT ACCOUNTS OF THEIR DOMESTIC TROUBLES
  • SATAN'S TAKE ON OUR CONCEPT OF THE AFTERLIFE
  • METHUSELAH'S DISCUSSION OF AN ANCIENT VERSION OF BASEBALL
  • ADVICE ON HOW TO DRESS AND TIP PROPERLY IN HEAVEN
Behind the humor of these pieces, readers will see Twain's serious thoughts on the relationship between God and man, biblical inconsistencies, Darwinism, science, and the impact of technology on religious beliefs. The Bible According to Mark Twain is vintage Twain and is sure to surprise, delight, and perhaps even shock modern readers.


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Brings together 15 works that reveal Twain's lifelong attempts to deal--both humorously and seriously--with traditional religious concepts. The introduction to each selection tells when and how Twain came to write and publish--or fail to publish or to finish--the piece. All of the works have been newly edited from the manuscripts, where available. The endnotes provide valuable supplementary information. No index. Annotation
—Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
A Note on the Texts
Extracts from Adam's Diary3
Eve's Diary17
Autobiography of Eve and Diaries Antedating the Flood35
Documents Related to "Diaries Antedating the Flood"85
Two Additional Pre-Deluge Diarists91
Passages from Methuselah's Diary97
Passages from Shem's Diary107
Adam's Expulsion111
Adam's Soliloquy117
Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven129
Captain Simon Wheeler's Dream Visit to Heaven189
A Singular Episode: The Reception of Rev. Sam Jones in Heaven195
Mental Telegraphy?203
Etiquette for the Afterlife: Advice to Paine207
Letters from the Earth213
Appendix 1Original Continuation of "Autobiography of Eve"263
Appendix 2Planning Notes for "Autobiography of Eve"275
Appendix 3"Extracts from Adam's Diary" from the Original Niagara Book Version278
Appendix 4Planning Notes for Methuselah's Diary287
Appendix 5Passages from "Stormfield" Preserved in the Manuscript but Deleted from Typescript or Proof299
Appendix 6Discussion of the Fall from "Schoolhouse Hill"306
Appendix 7God of the Bible vs. God of the Present Day (1870s)313
Appendix 8Selected Passages on God and the Bible from Autobiographical Dictations of June 1906318
Notes333
Works Cited381


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