Extracts From Adam's Diary
                        
                     
                                                         
                
                    Extracts From Adam's Diary
                                            
                            By Mark Twain
                            
                                5 Nov, 2019                            
                            
                         
                                        
                                                                        "Extracts from Adam's Diary: Translated from the Original Ms." is a comic short story by the American humorist and writer Mark Twain. It was first published as a book in 1904, by Harper & Bros. Adam (based on Twain himself) describes how Eve (modeled
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                                                "Extracts from Adam's Diary: Translated from the Original Ms." is a comic short story by the American humorist and writer Mark Twain. It was first published as a book in 1904, by Harper & Bros. Adam (based on Twain himself) describes how Eve (modeled after his wife Livy) gets introduced into the Garden of Eden, and how he has to deal with "this new creature with the long hair." The piece gives a humorous account of Genesis. It begins with the introduction of Eve, described as an annoying creature with a penchant for naming things, which Adam could do without.  Less