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David, the narrator of &quot;Diary: Alone on Earth,&quot; is a loner, but he is yet to discover what true loneliness feels like. David suffered a great tragedy in life, so he has decided to cut himself completely loose from all those who love him. This man now feels safe inside his comfort shell, having abandoned friends, family for a hermit lifestyle in a tiny Alabama town. But his world is turned upside down on one particular day: November 16, 2016. An intermittent humming noise is emitted throughout the entire world. No one seems to understand from where it is originating. Russia suspects the United States is up to something, and is threatening war. India has suddenly invaded Pakistan due to their age-old hatred. Droves of people are committing suicide throughout the world. President Obama has put the U.S. Military at Defcon 3. Animals, particularly birds, are very hard hit by this humming noise. All the talking heads on the news channels are describing the day&#39;s bizarre events. That night, David goes to sleep with his beloved beagle, Ralph, at the foot of his bed. They both feel a little sick, both hope the humming noise is past them. David thinks tomorrow it will all have blown over.<br><br>He is wrong.

Размышления главных персонажей новеллы – Адама и Евы – преподаны Твеном в форме дневниковых записей. Автор вновь поднимает вечный вопрос о земном существовании с двух точек зрения – мужской и женской. Сквозь юмор повествования о жизни этой пары проступает взгляд великолепного знатока человеческих слабостей. Твен благосклонно наблюдает за людьми с позиции скептически настроенного оптимиста. На английском языке. The Diary of Adam and Eva The 1000000 Bank-Note The Death Disk A Curious Dream A Medieval Romance Science vs. Luck The Man Who Put at Gadsby's

Written at the end of Twain's career, Extracts from Adam's Diary was first published in 1897. Twain's Adam was based on himself.

Полный вариант заголовка: «The diary of the late George Bubb Dodington : Baron of Melcombre Regis : from March 8, 1749, to February 6, 1761 : with an appendix, containing some curious and intersting papers, which are either referred to, or alluded to, in the diary / published from his Lordship's original manuscripts by Henry Penruddocke Wyndham».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Concerning the Earth in our solar system which are called planets and concerning the Earths in the starry heavens together with an account of their inhabitants and also of the spirits and angels there from what hath been seen and heard : Originally published in 1758 / Translated from the Latin of Emanuel Swedenborg».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Tales round a winter hearth : Vol. 1 : in 2 volumes / by Jane and Anna Maria Porter».