The Mysterious Stranger

so-so

This book was a quick read with Mark Twain's pleasant prose. It reminded me of the Screwtape Letters. It takes place in 1590 Austria. Three boys are befriended by Satan. There are adventures and much about the fear of witches that was rampant at that time. Twain addresses human nature, the nature of war, the nature of right and wrong. I found it left me feeling a bit sad and thoughtful.

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myellenbee

The Mysterious Stranger | Mark Twain

●short stories
●introvert
●cozy mystery
●frenemies
●cake!
●quidditch world Cup
● paperback
●sand
●bromine
#thisorthatswapedition
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britt_brooke

The Mysterious Stranger | Mark Twain

This has been on my kindle for an eternity. I need to read it already. 😈 #TBR #MarkTwain #Stranger #AwesomeAutumnBooks

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OSChamberlain I have a 24 vol. set of his complete works and this one is vol. 8. I need to get on it too! 7y

britt_brooke @OSChamberlain I'm envious of your collection! I need to read more Twain in general. 😬 7y

OSChamberlain @britt_brooke I'm right there with you. I've only ever read the Prince and the Pauper, and loved it so much I was on ebay when I saw the collection and jumped on it! 7y

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britt_brooke @OSChamberlain I've read Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, but that's it so far. 7y

ValerieAndBooks I liked this one! Really provides food for thought and discussion. 7y

britt_brooke @ValerieAndBooks Good to know! I plan to read it soon. 👍🏻 7y

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ValerieAndBooks

The Mysterious Stranger | Mark Twain

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At the Mark Twain museum, younger son and I were gazing at this book signed by his daughter. One of her favorites ?? Son then said he had a copy (inset) at home and I could read it. So I did. This novella is somewhat mind-bending in a "whoa!" way and we had a good discussion afterwards on the topics of religion, existence of God, Satan, and general idea of fate. This was written during Twain's dark period and published posthumously.

Ubookquitous I live right near the Twain House! 7y

ValerieAndBooks @Ubookquitous cool! My daughter attends university of Hartford (The Hartt School) 😊 7y

Ubookquitous Nice - perhaps sometime when you come to Hartford we can meet :-) 7y

ValerieAndBooks @Ubookquitous 😊that'd be nice! BTW, any bookstores in the area? I haven't come across any yet. 7y

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britt_brooke

The Mysterious Stranger | Mark Twain

Latest kindle purchases - all discounted deals except Britt-Marie. I blame Amazon for recommending the Marilyn Manson one as something I might like. Because, sold (even though the cover creeps me out)! #latestbookishbuys #kindleedition #photoadaynov16 #tbr

RealLifeReading

CoffeeBooksRepeat Loving this 👍🏼 8y

britt_brooke @GeraldineReads 😁👏🏻 8y

TheNextBook Is that a Marilyn Manson memoir??? 8y

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britt_brooke @TheNextBook It is! 8y

mischa The Marilyn Manson one is awesome. 8y

britt_brooke @mischa Good to know! I've always thought he was interesting. Looking forward to reading it. 👍🏻 8y

mischa @britt_brooke he's very unexpected. I probably wouldn't have picked it up if it hadn't been for the interview I saw of him in one of Michael Moore's docos. Up until that point I'd only ever been into his music. 8y

britt_brooke @mischa Putting it in my TBR shortlist! 8y

Lizpixie I love his memoir, he's very interesting. Nothing at all like his stage persona. 8y

TheNextBook @mischa @britt_brooke can you tag it for me? 8y

britt_brooke @TheNextBook Here you go!

The Long Hard Road Out of Hell

britt_brooke @Lizpixie That's what I've always heard. Really looking forward to this book now that I know some of you lovelies have read it! 8y

TheNextBook Thank you!! 8y

britt_brooke @TheNextBook Most welcome! Btw, the ebook is only $1.99. 👍🏻 8y

TheNextBook @britt_brooke sweet! I'm going to have to try and grab it. I dont have my nook on me but I should still be able to snag it. 8y

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