Mark Twain

Watson, Richard A.

William M. Gibson

John S. Tuckey

This is the only authoritative text of this late novel. It reproduces the manuscript which Mark Twain wrote last, and the only one he finished or called the "The Mysterious Stranger." Albert Bigelow Paine's edition of the same name has been shown to be a textual fraud.

No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger

The mysterious stranger

Nick Perronteau

4/5
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Satan (Twain) with that mic drop at the end there!

One of my favorite books from Mr. Twain. The story is emotional and keeps you wondering from the very beginning to the end. The topic is philosophical and subtly invites you to unlearn things as engrained as your morale to see and understand the perspective of the characters.

Henry Ramírez

The Mysterious Stranger

Fraser Simons

As a vehicle that conveys a few ideological points of view in a range of subjects, it’s interesting, though sometimes contradictory and sometimes feels very random. When Satan is revealed it becomes a contrivance that shows its hand a little too much, engineered only to convey those things. There is no real plot so it doesn’t feel all that satisfying to read.

No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger

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