Was It Heaven Or Hell?

""Was It Heaven Or Hell?"" is a short story by Mark Twain that explores the theme of innocence and the afterlife. The story follows a young girl named Suzy who is deeply religious and believes in heaven and hell. However, when her beloved pet dies, she begins to question the nature of the afterlife and whether it truly exists. As she struggles with her grief and confusion, she experiences a strange dream in which she meets an angel who offers her a glimpse of heaven. But when she wakes up, she is left wondering whether her experience was real or just a figment of her imagination. Through Suzy's journey, Twain challenges the reader to question their own beliefs about the afterlife and the nature of innocence. The story is written in Twain's signature style, blending humor, satire, and poignant observations about human nature.There was a sound--a warning--the clearing of a throat. The aunts glanced up, and withered in their clothes--there stood the doctor, his face a thunder-cloud. Mother and child knew nothing of his presence; they lay locked together, heart to heart, steeped in immeasurable content, dead to all things else. The physician stood many moments glaring and glooming upon the scene before him; studying it, analyzing it, searching out its genesis; then he put up his hand and beckoned to the aunts. They came trembling to him, and stood humbly before him and waited.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.