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The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories

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The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut
The Stolen White Elephant
Luck
The Â£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 Twainâ€™s most accomplished works. From tall tales of con menâ€™s tricks, such as the classic that brought him instant fame, â€œThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,â€ to a man with no money (other than a Â£1,000,000 banknote that no one can cash), to an exposÃ© of greed and hypocrisy in perhaps his greatest short story, â€œThe Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,â€ Twain showcases his notorious humorâ€”skewering policemen, clergymen, politicians, bankers, and othersâ€”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 placeâ€”and conjures a memorable, tormenting conclusion.
Country USA
Brand Signet
Manufacturer Signet
Binding Mass Market Paperback
Color Gold
ReleaseDate 2012-10-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780451532206

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