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The mysterious stranger, and other stories mark twain. At what point in this work twain left off and where the editors began is not made clear in the print copy used as the basis of this ebook. The first edition of the novel was published in 1916, and was written by mark twain. It has survived long enough for the to expire and the book to enter the public domain. The first edition of this novel was published in 1916, and was written by mark twain. Albert bigelow paines edition of the same name has been shown to be a textual fraud. The author of numerous works, twain s legacy includes two classic american novels, the adventures of tom sawyer and adventures of huckleberry finn, both of which are still read and studied worldwide.
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