Mark Twain 
The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories 

Four stories by Twain — The Mysterious Stranger, A Fable, Hunting the Deceitful Turkey, and The Mc Williamses and the Burglar Alarm. According to Wikipedia: ‘Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is extensively quoted. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists and European royalty. Twain enjoyed immense public popularity, and his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. American author William Faulkner called Twain ‘the father of American literature.’