Original sentence: Diary of a Madman is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol.His diary records his gradual slide into insanity, where he finally achieves the greatness that has eluded him in real life and imagines that he is the king of Spain.It is not connected to the story by Gogol.It recounts the hero's struggle to be noticed by the woman he loved.The Diary of a Madman (note the 'the' in this title) is a short story published in 1885 by Guy de Maupassant.The story satirises petty officialdom, and has been interpreted by some as going beyond this to being an allegory about the political state of Russia at the time, revealing Gogol's view of the government from the standpoint of a lowly citizen.The tale centres on the life of a minor civil servant during the repressive era of Nicholas I
Edited sentence: A hilarious, farcical short story by 19th century author Nikolai Gogol containing a wealth of hidden symbolism regarding the state of Russia at the time and revealing Gogol's true feelings toward the capitalist bourgeoisie government that reigned during the mid-1800's from the standpoint of a lowly proletariat citizen