The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories (version 2)
Mark Twain
Read by John Greenman





The Mysterious Stranger-A Romance- is the final novel attempted by Mark Twain. It was worked on periodically from roughly 1890 up until 1910. The body of work is a serious social commentary by Twain addressing his ideas of the Moral Sense and the "damned human race". (Wikipedia and John Greenman) (3 hr 46 min)
Chapters
Chapter I | 8:40 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter II | 16:52 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter III | 21:00 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter IV | 5:31 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter V | 25:32 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter VI | 25:26 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter VII | 37:34 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter VIII | 40:46 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter IX | 10:52 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter X | 26:55 | Read by John Greenman |
Chapter XI | 7:14 | Read by John Greenman |
Reviews





mcwiggle
"... as he disappeared I knew it was true. We were all merely a thought & a dream." But if the boy could have witnessed the stranger's smirk, he would have known, "I have again succeeded in sowing despair that will grow into a tree of self-serving resentments! " For additional reading on the established methods of this stranger see C.S. Lewis' book "Screwtape Letters". The reader was excellent.
Odd Story, Good Reader





ReneeM
Apparently Twain worked on this story for decades, reworking and rewriting it in several ways, but never satisfied. It was eventually printed posthumously by an editor who added quite a few things of his own, making it an unusual and uneven tale. It’s worth a listen in light of its history and the narrator has done a very decent reading.
didnt like it





Joshua
i was very supprised at this book. i thought it would go someplace it didnt. if this was Twains veiw of humanity then it was a sad kne. flawed we are we still are. i am curious to the reason it was never finished and if the editor finished the ending. it seemed to be going in another direction.
Intriguing Mark Twain story





Graham
This unfinished novel, the story of a bad angel and how it enters the lives of a group of Austrian villagers offers an intriguing insight into Mark Twain's philosophical ideas. It raises thought provoking questions into the nature of fate, good and evil, and humanity itself. Well read and well worth one or more listens.
My New Favourite Story





Jack Grey
Excellent. That ending tho! Wow, great read. Ahead of it's time.
The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories (version 2)





David R. Smith
Well Read, Fun listen and recommended... Thanks!
story drainer





John Point
Excellent book!!😁😂😎🤗😇!! John Greenman is an EXCELLENT READER. Thank for reading
very good reading





Gerhard Schaufelberger
A marvelous story full of subtle anachronisms, very well read