No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger (Mark Twain Library)

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Most definitely one of my all-time favorite books! Reading this work is like floating down a lazy river trailing your fingers in the water. Its pithy stuff this particular story, but told with such ease and sure-footedness, it requires no effort from the reader. How can that be? What a pleasure to read. I have no doubt but that I will revisit this story periodically throughout my lifetime. Thank you, Samuel Clemens! Twain's book, written late in life, reveals his cynicism about society and humanity. 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.

I found myself feeling rather depressed at the end of this novel, but I did enjoy certain instances of Twain's wit--such as his comments about cats. Just remember that it's dark in there! Gerat stories, specially the third one. Several interesting ideas in all of them and great quotes from Twain. If you only think of Tom Sawyer when you think of Mark Twain Deep, dark and metaphysical.

This edition restores the text to a more faithful representation of Twain's actual text and the result is darker, far more metaphysical version of the novel than Albert Bigelow Paine's spurious edition. This is the one to get! See all 83 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.

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I bought this for a friend and wanted to make sure the print wasn't tiny and uncomfortable to read, and it wasn't. It's a nice little book, a sturdy largish paperback that is well worth the 3. As for the story itself - utterly engaging and profound. One person found this helpful. This edition of this book, with the green and gray cover, published by Classic Books International, is NOT the same version as the Kindle edition it is linked to.

Buy the copy that has the cream and green cover and is published by the University of California Press, the cover shown in the Kindle edition of the book. This is an egregious mistake on the part of the Amazon site. The two versions are very different, with many different characters and a different setting. I told a help desk person 2 months ago but this has not yet been remedied.

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Mark Twain at his best and that's better than almost anybody. I love his paragraph on the god myth at the end of the mysterious stranger which depicts the silliness of the creator story. His common sense and humour are outstanding in this story as it always is and it was a joy to read. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Most definitely one of my all-time favorite books! Reading this work is like floating down a lazy river trailing your fingers in the water.

Its pithy stuff this particular story, but told with such ease and sure-footedness, it requires no effort from the reader. How can that be? What a pleasure to read.

I have no doubt but that I will revisit this story periodically throughout my lifetime. Thank you, Samuel Clemens! Twain's book, written late in life, reveals his cynicism about society and humanity. 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.

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I found myself feeling rather depressed at the end of this novel, but I did enjoy certain instances of Twain's wit--such as his comments about cats. Just remember that it's dark in there! Gerat stories, specially the third one. Several interesting ideas in all of them and great quotes from Twain. If you only think of Tom Sawyer when you think of Mark Twain Deep, dark and metaphysical.

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This edition restores the text to a more faithful representation of Twain's actual text and the result is darker, far more metaphysical version of the novel than Albert Bigelow Paine's spurious edition. This is the one to get! See all 83 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.

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