The Mysterious Stranger

Mark Twain First published 1916

About this book

*The Mysterious Stranger* is a novel attempted by the American author Mark Twain. He worked on it intermittently from 1897 through 1908. Twain wrote multiple versions of the story; each involves a supernatural character called "Satan" or "No. 44". All the versions remained unfinished (with the exception of the last one, No. 44, *the Mysterious Stranger).*

Subjects

  • american fiction (fictional works by one author)
  • american humorous stories
  • austria, fiction
  • devil
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • fiction, fantasy, general
  • fiction, fantasy, historical
  • fiction, short stories (single author)
  • juvenile fiction
  • manuscripts
  • middle ages
  • open library staff picks
  • social life and customs
  • twain, mark, 1835-1910