"The Mysterious Stranger: A Romance" by Mark Twain is a story that unfolds in a quiet Austrian village during the Middle Ages, where young Theodor Fischer and his friends find their peaceful lives turned upside down by the arrival of a captivating stranger with strange abilities. As they get to know this mysterious person, the boys grapple with big questions about right and wrong, what it means to be alive, and the very nature of humanity itself, causing them to question everything they thought they knew, while figures like Father Peter and Marget add layers of complexity by exploring themes of power, belief, and what it means to be human.
The Mysterious Stranger: A Romance
By Mark Twain
In a forgotten time, the arrival of a supernatural being forces young villagers to confront perplexing questions about morality and reality.
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About the AuthorSamuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
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