No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger | Critical Overview
‘‘The Mysterious Stranger,’’ Twain’s last major work of fiction, was not published until after his death. In order to appreciate critical reactions to ‘‘The Mysterious Stranger,’’ it is important to understand the problems that have arisen regarding the manuscripts on which published versions of the story have been based. Upon his death, Twain left behind three different unpublished manuscripts of three different stories sharing a number of similarities. These manuscripts were entitled, ‘‘The Chronicle of Young Satan,’’‘‘Schoolhouse Hill,’’ and ‘‘No....
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