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Letters from the Earth is one of Mark Twain's posthumously published works. The essays were written during a difficult time in Twain's life; he was deep in debt and had lost his wife and one of his daughters. The book consists of a series of short stories, many of which deal with God and Christianity. The title story consists of letters written by the archangel Satan to archangels, Gabriel and ...
11 de jun. de 2021 · Letters from the earth by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, author. Publication date 2013 Topics American literature, American letters, Satire ... Satan writes a probing letter to his fellow archangels Michael and Gabriel about the inconsistencies of human religious faith Access-restricted-item true
Letter 11. Letters From the Earth. Mark Twain. The Creator sat upon the throne, thinking. Behind him stretched the illimitable continent of heaven, steeped in a glory of light and color; before him rose the black night of Space, like a wall. His mighty bulk towered rugged and mountain-like into the zenith, and His divine head blazed there like ...
Autobiographical Dictation to supplement those edited by Paine; (2) a volume of letters; and (3) a collection of sketches and other short pieces. He began work at once on the third item, and in March, 1939, submitted to the Trustees the manuscript of Letters from the Earth, "ready for the printer."
The collection is very long and uneven in quality, so this summary will cover the best known and most critically lauded of the pieces. The eponymous story, “Letters from the Earth,” is a set of eleven letters written by Satan to the archangels Gabriel and Michael about his travels. Satan finds human beliefs about themselves almost insane ...
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Letters from the Earth. Mark Twain. Published 1962. History. The Creator sat upon the throne, thinking. Behind him stretched the illimitable continent of heaven, steeped in a glory of light and color; before him rose the black night of Space, like a wall. His mighty bulk towered rugged and mountain-like into the zenith, and His divine head ...
