Sue, I agree it's a fond tribute; and it also seems marked by latency, or belatedness, to Twain's loss of Livy. i.e., it seems like with profound grief it often takes a very long time to "bottom out" into a darker a depressed reality. With loss of a spouse it may be a year or 2 or more to process fully or "realize" the death, during which time humor and good feelings may well prevail. A very quick response, to be sure, but this model makes sense to me, re: Eve's Diary, which is filled with light and love, I think. Hal B. On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Adam's Diary was first published in 1893. Eve's diary, first published a > year and a half after Livy's death, is in some ways a tribute to Livy. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB > ************************* > You may browse our books at > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harris, Susan Kumin" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:16 PM > Subject: Fwd: Extracts from Adam and Eve's Diaries > > > > From: "Harris, Susan Kumin" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > > Date: May 19, 2012 6:17:59 PM CDT > > To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" > > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:TWAIN= > > [log in to unmask]>> > > Subject: Extracts from Adam and Eve's Diaries > > > > Hi, all. A friend has just contacted me with a question I can't answer. > > H= > > e's teaching the Diaries in a Bible & Lit class, and is surprised that > > they= > > are so lighthearted and funny, given that Livy died that year. He asks > > wha= > > t the story is. I'm on the road and can't do any research. What IS the > > sto= > > ry, does anyone know? > > > > Thank you! - Susan Harris > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2012.0.2176 / Virus Database: 2425/5009 - Release Date: 05/19/12 > > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2176 / Virus Database: 2425/5009 - Release Date: 05/19/12 > -- Harold K. Bush, Ph.D Professor of English Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO 63108 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>