The Mysterious StrangerandOther StoriesbyMark TwainThe Mysterious Stranger is the final novel attempted by the American author Mark Twain. He worked on it periodically from 1897 through 1908. The body of work is a serious social commentary by Twain addressing his ideas of the Moral Sense and the "damned human race."ContentsThe Mysterious StrangerA FableHunting the Deceitful TurkeyThe McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm