![]() Not so much an attack as much as a cold dissection. By analyzing the idea of heaven and God that is widely accepted by those who believe in both, Twain is able to take the silliness that is present and study it with the common sense that is absent. ![]() This title story consists of letters written by the archangel Satan to archangels, Gabriel and Michael, about his observations on the curious proceedings of earthly life and the nature of man's religions. Twain penned a series of letters from the point-of-view of a dejected angel on Earth. ![]() The book consists of a series of short stories, many of which deal with God and Christianity. ![]() 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. Letters from the Earth is one of Mark Twain's posthumously published works. ![]()
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