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The Mysterious Stranger, published posthumously in 1916, belongs to Twain's "dark" period. At the time of composition, Twain had suffered a series of painful physical, economic, and emotional losses. In his chilling tale, a stranger named Satan visits an old Austrian town... Read Full Overview

This is the only authoritative text of this late novel. It reproduces the manuscript which Mark Twain wrote last, and the only one he finished or called the "The Mysterious Stranger." Albert Bigelow Paine's edition of the same name has been shown to be a textual fraud... Read Full Overview

Six years after Mark Twain's death, Albert Bigelow Paine, the author's literary executor, brought out a bowdlerized edition of The Mysterious Stranger, which he patched together from Mark Twain's three unfinished manuscripts, produced, Paine asserted, during a period of supposed... Read Full Overview

In Mark Twain's last year's he had become a respected literary figure, well regarded for his intellect. Through many economic and emotional losses over the years. Writing "The Mysterious Stranger" at the end of his life in Twain's dark period, denying the existence of the afterlife... Read Full Overview

The Mysterious Stranger is the final novel attempted by the American author Mark Twain. It was worked on periodically from roughly 1890 up until 1910. The body of work is a serious social commentary by Twain addressing his ideas of the Moral Sense and the "damned human race".Also... Read Full Overview

El forastero misterioso (The Mysterious Stranger) es la ltima novela que intent realizar el autor estadounidense Mark Twain. Trabaj en ella forma peri dica de 1897 a 1908. El centro de la obra es un comentario social serio de Twain que trata de sus ideas acerca del sentido... Read Full Overview

In The Mysterious Stranger, which was unfinished at the time of his death, Twain unleashes his sardonic, freewheeling wit to present deeply nihilistic philosophical and religious views in an audacious narrative that concludes with one of his most haunting lines. In 1590, three... Read Full Overview

The Mysterious Stranger, published posthumously in 1916 and belonging to Twain's "dark" period, belies the popular image of the affable American humorist. At the time this work was written, Twain had suffered a series of painful physical, economic, and emotional losses.In this... Read Full Overview

Six, years after Mark Twain's death, Albert Bigelow Paine, the author's literary executor, brought out a bowdlerized edition of The Mysterious Stranger, silently cut and cobbled from three unfinished manuscripts. This volume presents those manuscripts for the first time,... Read Full Overview

No. 44 The Mysterious Stranger, written by legendary author Mark Twain is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, No. 44 The Mysterious Stranger, is required reading for... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain The Mysterious Stranger is the final novel attempted by the American author Mark Twain. He worked on it periodically from... Read Full Overview

"H.L. Mencken wrote of Mark Twain, 'I believe that he was the true father of our national literature, the first genuinely American artist of the blood royal.' Father, Mark Twain is. And brother, friend, and wise old grandpa. But no offense to Mr. Mencken:... Read Full Overview

The Mysterious Stranger is a tale that is itself both mysterious and strange. Written by Mark Twain, better known for such humorous tales as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, the story concerns the visit of Satan to a medieval Austrian village. One of several versions which he... Read Full Overview

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. The Mysterious Stranger is the novel attempted... Read Full Overview

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The Mysterious Stranger is the final novel attempted by the American author Mark Twain. He worked on it periodically from 1897 through 1908. The body of work is a serious social commentary by Twain addressing his ideas of the Moral Sense and the "damned human race". Newell Convers... Read Full Overview