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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. The story was first published in The Niagara Book (1893), and was collected in Twain's 1903 book My Debut as a Literary Person with Other Essays and Stories .
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"Extracts from Adam's Diary", illustrated by Frederick Strothmann (1904) "Eve's Diary", illustrated by Lester Ralph (1906) "The Private Life of Adam and Eve: Being Extracts from Their Diaries, Translated from the Original Mss." (Harper, 1931), LCCN 31-27192 [2] – posthumous issue of the 1904 and 1906 works bound as one, as Twain had requested in a recently discovered letter [3]
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With their plan in place, the children wait anxiously as Twain continues the story of Adam and Eve, whose designs bear a striking resemblance to Mark Twain and his wife, Olivia. Twain says, "Wherever she was, there was Eden," and laments her death, wishing to see her again when he meets the comet.
The 1954 film The Million Pound Note was based on this short story, and starred Gregory Peck as Henry Adams The 1968 BBC TV adaptation, The £1,000,000 Bank Note , starred Stuart Damon The 1983 comedy film, Trading Places , features elements from both the short story and Twain's novel, The Prince and the Pauper
The form is also frequently used for fiction about adult women's lives, [5] some notable examples being Bridget Jones's Diary, The Color Purple, and Pamela. The second category lists fictional works that are not written in diary form, but in which a character keeps a diary, or a diary is otherwise featured as part of the story.
The Legend of the Rood (Latin: De ligno sancte crucis) is a complex of medieval tales loosely derived from the Old Testament.. In its fullest form, the narrative tells of how the dying Adam sends his son Seth back to Paradise to seek an elixir which will render him immortal.