{"product_id":"the-mysterious-stranger-and-other-n-c-wyeth-9781975654863","title":"The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories","description":"\"The Mysterious Stranger\" is a very odd story. Satan (or, at least his minion nephew, a surrogate dark angel as presented here) is more or less the hero; humankind and religion come in for a deserved blistering drubbing for the race's cruelty, ignorance and hypocrisy. The story takes place in Austria in 1590; it's told from the viewpoint of a boy (actually a grown man reminiscing), who along with his friends are dazzled by and befriended by Satan; they come to realize that Satan is more an observer and agent than a purposely malicious being - sort of the way predators are in the wild. It is only man who preaches morality and in the same breath commits malicious, sadistic cruelty with relish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e N. C. Wyeth, Mark Twain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1975654862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781975654863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d","brand":"N. C. Wyeth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125755146495,"sku":"9781975654863","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d7ad156-2b0b-417e-99fc-ff7888004835.jpg?v=1687444503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mysterious-stranger-and-other-n-c-wyeth-9781975654863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}