false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223645940m/102564.jpg 102564 37 The Mysterious Stranger is set in late 1500's Austria. Twain became bitter and anti-religious in his later years, and this book reflects that trend. Thru various characters in the story, Twain offers up his opinions about the reason for life, deity, life after death, religious hypocrisy, etc. <P>The other stories in this book are much more light hearted and reflect the more typical writings of the humorist, Twain. 908563 1916 The Mysterious Stranger (Literary Classics) total:700|5:320|4:230|3:117|2:23|1:10| 700 2927 940 48 5 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 24 13:20:22 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 18:17:42 -0800 2009
His short novel The Mysterious Stranger, published posthumously in 1916, certainly qualifies in this regard. It’s not going to be...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 20:36:45 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 20:39:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 2 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 02:50:04 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 06:03:46 -0700 2009 Dupa ce-am citit celelalte povestiri ale lui Twain, nu ma ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 13:50:42 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 13:57:54 -0700 2009
There's alot of speculation about what the book means, but the...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Mar 03 09:09:48 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 11:34:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 11:12:17 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 08:50:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 17:16:02 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 15:33:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 07 07:39:07 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 07:45:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 13 04:32:03 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 04:40:02 -0700 2008
In The Mysterious Stranger, traditional readers of Twain will get a nuanced view of the Mississippian-river-style writer. ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 03 11:45:52 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 12:08:39 -0800 2008 Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger is an utterly fascinating book. It provides a bitter, poignant critique of human society, in particular the way in which we treat one another. It’s one last fuck ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue May 29 06:59:03 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 20 06:17:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 21:26:56 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 21:49:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Fri Jan 09 17:12:05 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 17:17:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 31 23:56:46 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 09:49:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1984 Mon Jan 05 21:00:58 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 21:07:03 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 19:49:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 19:51:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 27 15:40:26 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 15:43:09 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 18:26:08 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 18:29:42 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 22 10:51:37 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 10:55:44 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 22:40:52 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 22:41:38 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=102564