Many of the works in THE BIBLE ACCORDING TO MARK TWAIN were originally
intended for publication in the Iowa - California WORKS editions.  Howard
Baetzhold was the editor who was charged with editing a volume of short
fiction from the middle and late stages of Mark Twain's career for the
Iowa-California edition. Baetzhold was later joined by Joseph McCullough in
the endeavor to produce a volume which focused on Mark Twain's writings on
Adam and Eve, Captain Stormfield, and "Letters From the Earth." A number of
previously unpublished manuscripts related to these writings were also
included. Baetzhold and McCullough expanded on the annotations that Baender
had offered in his version of "Letters From the Earth" which was previously
included in Baender's _What Is Man? And Other Philosophical Writings_
issued in 1973. _The Bible According to Mark Twain_ was published by
University of George Press in 1995 and remains the most authoritative text
for works that had appeared under the titles _Adam's Diary_, _Eve's Diary_,
_Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven_ and _Letters from the Earth_.

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