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Letters from the Earth is a posthumously published work of American author Mark Twain (1835–1910) collated by Bernard DeVoto. It comprises essays written during a difficult time in Twain's life (1904–1909), when he was deeply in debt and had recently lost his wife and one of his daughters. [2]
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Mark Twain, Bernard DeVoto (Editor) 4.20. 8,044 ratings543 reviews. 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.
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Apr 21, 2011 · Letters from the Earth, miscellany of fiction, essays, and notes by Mark Twain, published posthumously in 1962. Bernard De Voto, Twain’s second literary executor, compiled the writings in 1939, but publication of the work was held up for two decades by Twain’s daughter Clara.
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A satirical novel by Mark Twain, published in 1909, in which the Creator and Satan discuss the history and morality of mankind. The novel consists of letters from the Creator to Satan, who questions the justice and wisdom of God's plan for the human race.
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Jan 18, 2014 · Letters from the Earth (read by John Greenman) is one of Mark Twain's posthumously published works. The essays were written during a difficult time in Twain's life, and completed shortly before his death in 1910.
Jul 2, 2021 · Letters from the earth. One of Mark Twain's posthumously published works, most of it written shortly before his death. It was written during a difficult time in Twain's life; he was deep in debt and had lost his wife and two of his three daughters.
The book is a series of letters supposedly written by Satan who has come to earth and is sending reports back to heaven about the ways of humans. Through these letters, Twain critiques various aspects of society, including religion, politics, and human behavior.
