No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger | Topics for Further Study
‘‘No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger’’ is based in part on Twain’s experiences as a printer’s apprentice during his youth. Write a research paper on technological developments in the printing process during the nineteenth century.
Read another short story by Mark Twain, which can be found in collections such as The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches (1867). Write an essay discussing the ways in which Twain uses humor in this story to comment on American society.
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