Project Gutenberg 2015-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 138 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers) 1882 1945 Wyeth, Newell Convers Wyeth, N.C. The Mysterious Stranger: A Romance Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Mysterious Stranger: A Romance" by Mark Twain is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against a historical backdrop in Austria during the late Middle Ages and follows the lives of children growing up in a quaint village, where they encounter philosophical themes surrounding good and evil, existence, and human nature through their interactions with a mysterious and seemingly supernatural stranger. The opening of the tale presents a serene village nestled in a largely forgotten part of Austria, where young characters like Theodor Fischer and his friends enjoy carefree days amidst the picturesque landscape. Their idyllic life is interrupted by the arrival of a captivating stranger who possesses extraordinary powers, intriguing the boys and prompting them to question their understanding of the world. As they explore these new dynamics, key figures like Father Peter and Marget also emerge, indicating deeper narrative threads about authority, superstition, and the human condition. Through this beguiling stranger, the boys begin to confront challenging concepts about morality and the nature of existence, setting the stage for an exploration of profound themes woven throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Middle Ages -- Fiction Austria -- Fiction Devil -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 255040 255049 2024-09-21T04:07:05.774407 2023-09-21T13:57:34.743986 text/html text/html 255172 2015-10-01T11:21:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 1989450 2015-10-01T11:21:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2076757 2024-09-21T04:07:11.752393 application/epub+zip 2072098 2024-09-21T04:07:06.893410 application/epub+zip 184611 2024-09-21T04:07:06.289411 application/epub+zip 2121851 2024-09-21T04:07:15.229396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2091709 2024-09-21T04:07:10.771425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232046 2022-09-22T16:23:56.979926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226979 226788 2024-09-21T04:07:05.224450 2023-09-21T13:57:33.861993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 227203 2015-10-01T11:21:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 86982 2015-10-01T11:21:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19753 2024-09-21T04:07:15.372364 application/rdf+xml 25925 2024-09-21T04:07:06.365425 image/jpeg 3837 2024-09-21T04:07:06.327419 image/jpeg 1990399 2024-09-21T04:07:05.843416 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia