The Mysterious Stranger (Centre for Editions of American Authors S.) (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture) (Classic Mark Twain)

by Mark Twain

The Mysterious Stranger, published posthumously in 1916 and belonging to Twain's "dark" period, belies the popular image of the affable American humorist. At the time this work was written, Twain had suffered a series of painful physical, economic, and emotional losses.In this antireligious tale, he denies the existence of a benign Providence, a soul, an afterlife, and even reality itself. As the Stranger in the story asserts, "nothing exists; all is a dream."

• ISBN10: 1775419231
• ISBN13: 9781775419235
• Publish Date: 1 October 2010 (first published 1 January 1916)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Floating Press
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 182
• Language: English