Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories by Mark Twain (1992, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486270696
ISBN-139780486270692
eBay Product ID (ePID)127437566

Product Key Features

Book TitleMysterious Stranger and Other Stories
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year1992
IllustratorYes
FeaturesNew Edition
GenreFiction
AuthorMark Twain
Book SeriesDover Thrift Editions: Short Stories Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight4 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-027834
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromSixth Grade
Dewey Decimal813/.4
Table Of ContentThe Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note" The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg The Mysterious Stranger
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisIncludes four memorable selections spanning the career of famed American humorist: "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "The £1,000,000 Bank Note," "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," and "The Mysterious Stranger.", The author of outstanding travel books, autobiographical works and novels, including the classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 18351910) is regarded by many as America's finest humorist and a major writer of short stories. The four selections in this volume span his entire writing career and are among his best-known stories. They include: "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," one of Twain's most amusing pieces of folk humor, first published in 1865; "The £1,000,000 Bank Note," a lighthearted exploration of the power of money; "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," a masterfully written short story about greed; and his last work, "The Mysterious Stranger," a novelette published posthumously in 1916, presenting Twain's rather grim views of God, man, and the universe., The author of outstanding travel books, autobiographical works and novels, including the classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910) is regarded by many as America's finest humorist and a major writer of short stories. The four selections in this volume span his entire writing career and are among his best-known stories. They include: "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," one of Twain's most amusing pieces of folk humor, first published in 1865; "The 1,000,000 Bank Note," a lighthearted exploration of the power of money; "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," a masterfully written short story about greed; and his last work, "The Mysterious Stranger," a novelette published posthumously in 1916, presenting Twain's rather grim views of God, man, and the universe., Includes 4 memorable selections spanning the career of famed American humorist: "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," first published in 1865; "The £1,000,000 Bank Note," "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," and Twain's last work, "The Mysterious Stranger," published posthumously in 1916.
LC Classification NumberPS1303 199
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