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I don't remember seeing anyone recommend Mark Twain's The Mysterious Stranger[1] in these kinds of list. Not sure if it counts as sci-fi, and it's at least 25 y
by sjcsjc 12y ago
I don't remember seeing anyone recommend Mark Twain's The Mysterious Stranger[1] in these kinds of list. Not sure if it counts as sci-fi, and it's at least 25 years since I read it, but I recall it being worth reading.
[1] http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3186/3186-h/3186-h.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3186/3186-h/3186-h.htm
- pmoriarty 12y agoThere's a great little animation inspired by "The Mysterious Stranger",[0] which is apparently part of a film called "The Adventures of Mark Twain".[1] [0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpaRouocBes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpaRouocBes [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Mark_Twain_%281985_film%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Mark_Twain_%...
- colomon 12y agoWas going to ask "Which Mysterious Stranger?" but then I noticed you'd linked straight to text. :) Ooo, checking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Stranger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Stranger there was apparently one version I didn't know about. (I've read the one you posted ("1916 publication"), "No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger", and "Schoolhouse Hill".)