The Mysterious Stranger

By: Mark Twain

One of Mark Twain’s classic tales, a small band of boys in a medieval village make friends with a very real angel whose name is Satan. He assures the boys that he’s not The Satan, but his nephew. He looks like a boy of their own age, but his magical powers and unusual perspectives on morals and mankind leave the boys amazed and bewildered.

Mark Twain never finished this story to his own satisfaction, after several attempts. In 1916, his biographer and friend Albert Bigelow Paine, with fellow author Frederick Duneka, added an evil astrologer and devised an ending, and published the version which is here presented. Considered by Mark Twain scholars to be a fraud due to the additions and changes, it is nevertheless a moving and satisfying story.

Narrated by Richard Henzel, who has been portraying Mark Twain on stage and screen for over 50 years.

Public Domain (P)2019 Richard Henzel/Jennie Henzel

Horrible recording

One of Twain's greatest stories. To bad the narration is full of bad edits, horrible sound leveling, background noise and a extremely poor cadence.
I'm thinking of complaining directly to Amazon for a refund on this title.

I'm gonna have an existential crisis

it was amazing but damn : ( I recommend 100% though it truly is a masterpiece

Always a favorite I

I have enjoyed this story for decades. He performer is a bit halting in his cadence but still very good.

A good read

Historical context aside, it's a good listen! Brings up a lot of tough questions that will stick with you.

there is some background chatter around chapter 8, which is a little spooky (especially in a book with a character named Satan) and the last chapter's audio quality bounces around a bit.

This healed my religious trauma

Mark Twains sharp, cutting, irreverent and creative commentary on religion is timeless and laugh-out-loud funny, and his observations are spot on. Give it a listen. It's 11 chapters of absolute gold.