The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories (Paperback)

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut
The Stolen White Elephant
Luck
The 1,000,000 Bank-Note
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
The Five Boons of Life
Was It Heaven? Or Hell?
The Mysterious Stranger
"The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories "unites nine of master American humorist Mark Twain's most accomplished works. From tall tales of con men's tricks, such as the classic that brought him instant fame, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," to a man with no money (other than a 1,000,000 banknote that no one can cash), to an expose of greed and hypocrisy in perhaps his greatest short story, "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," Twain showcases his notorious humor--skewering policemen, clergymen, politicians, bankers, and others--and displays his changing attitude toward human nature. The finale is the novella "The Mysterious Stranger," a rarity for Mark Twain in which he turns his sardonic, freewheeling wit on eternal evil in a distant time and place--and conjures a memorable, tormenting conclusion.

General

Imprint:	Signet Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Mark Twain
Afterword by:	Howard Mittelmark
Introduction by:	Jeffrey Nichols
Dimensions:	171 x 107 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Mass market
Pages:	255
ISBN-13:	978-0-451-53220-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-451-53220-1
Barcode:	9780451532206

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