The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories, with eBook
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B007BWE0E2 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 446 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Mysterious Stranger, Mark Twain's fantastical last novelette, took him twelve years-and three long drafts-to complete. It is a psychic adventure, full of phantasmagoric effects, in which a penniless printer's apprentice-a youthful, mysterious stranger with the curious name 44-gradually reveals his otherworldly powers and the hidden possibilities of the mind. Based on boyhood memories of the Mississippi River Valley and of the print shops of Hannibal, the story is set in medieval Austria at the dawn of the printing craft. He is as apt to deal with the great minds of the law hunting a wayward elephant as with a man who has a bank note no one can cash.In addition to The Mysterious Stranger, this volume includes the stories "The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg," "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "The Story of the Bad Little Boy," "The Diary of Adam and Eve," "Edward Mills and George Benton," "The Joke That Made Ed's
When he died he left an uncompleted autobiography, which was eventually edited by his secretary, Albert Bigelow Paine, and published in 1924.. In Twain's later years he wrote less, but he became a celebrity, frequently speaking out on public issues. About the AuthorMark Twain is the pseudonym of American writer and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens (18351910), whose best work is characterized by broad, often irreverent humor or biting social satire. Much of Twain's best work was written in the 1870s and 1880s, when he was living in Hartford, Connecticut, or during the summers at Quarry Farm, near Elmira, New
"Mark Twain In a Darker Voice" according to Alan L. Chase. A very knowledgeable friend of mine asked me not long ago about my appreciation of the writing of Mark Twain. I talked about the usual highlights: "Tom Sawyer," "Huckleberry Finn," "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court." He asked if I were familiar with the novella, "The Mysterious Stranger." When I confessed my ignorance, he strongly recommended that I read it. Audra said if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain's book, written late in life, reveals his cynicism about society and humanity. No. if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Audra Twain's book, written late in life, reveals his cynicism about society and humanity. No. 44 is also a mind-bender because some of the concepts it explores are very complex. It's rather different from his more famous works; if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this book may not be for you. Although No. 44 does. if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Audra Twain's book, written late in life, reveals his cynicism about society and humanity. No. 44 is also a mind-bender because some of the concepts it explores are very complex. It's rather different from his more famous works; if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this book may not be for you. Although No. 44 does. is also a mind-bender because some of the concepts it explores are very complex. It's rather different from his more famous works; if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this book may not be for you. Although No. if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Audra Twain's book, written late in life, reveals his cynicism about society and humanity. No. 44 is also a mind-bender because some of the concepts it explores are very complex. It's rather different from his more famous works; if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this book may not be for you. Although No. 44 does. if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Audra Twain's book, written late in life, reveals his cynicism about society and humanity. No. 44 is also a mind-bender because some of the concepts it explores are very complex. It's rather different from his more famous works; if you're looking for something like Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this book may not be for you. Although No. 44 does. does. Not up to his par Seriously draggy, boring, and overtly moralistic. It was seriously hard to keep reading after reading Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. They had some action, and some nifty dialogue. Never has Satan been so boring, although he is sneaky and tricksy.
In Twain's later years he wrote less, but he became a celebrity, frequently speaking out on public issues. Later, Clemens was a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River until the American Civil War brought an end to travel on the river. Twain's writing is also known for realism of place and language, m