The Mysterious Stranger (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781957240442)

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 boys in a remote Austrian village are befriended by an attractive, charismatic stranger. Before he vanishes, the stranger devises supernatural ways to expose the boys to the puniness of existence, the violence that religious belief provokes, and sham that is human morality. This Warbler Classics edition includes a close examination by Ryan Simmons of the history, philosophical insights, and literary merits of the original 1916 text of The Mysterious Stranger, as well as an extensive biographical timeline.

Author: Mark Twain
ISBN-10: 195724044X
ISBN-13: 9781957240442
Publisher: Warbler Classics
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2022
Pages: 126
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d