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Offers a glimpse of Mark Twain's creative process on what many critics consider the finest fiction of his later years. While the work was begun in 1897 and revised first in 1902 and then in 1908, the third version was the only manuscript titled "The Mysterious Stranger". These texts provide an opportunity to observe Mark Twain's literary struggle.

Table of Contents
ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION
The Texts
The Chronicle of Young Satan
Schoolhouse Hill
No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger

APPENDIXES
A: Marginal Notes
B: Working Notes and Related Matter

EXPLANATORY NOTES

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520246959, 978-0520246959
      ISBN10: 0520246950
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      Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Books by Mark Twain

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers a glimpse of Mark Twain's creative process on what many critics consider the finest fiction of his later years. While the work was begun in 1897 and revised first in 1902 and then in 1908, the third version was the only manuscript titled "The Mysterious Stranger". These texts provide an opportunity to observe Mark Twain's literary struggle.

      Table of Contents
      ABBREVIATIONS

      INTRODUCTION
      The Texts
      The Chronicle of Young Satan
      Schoolhouse Hill
      No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger

      APPENDIXES
      A: Marginal Notes
      B: Working Notes and Related Matter

      EXPLANATORY NOTES

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