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''Sketches New and Old'' is a collection of short stories by
''Sketches New and Old'' is a collection of short stories by Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...
. It was published in 1875. All the stories are fictional except for "The Case of George Fisher." It includes the short story "A Ghost Story", among others.
Contents
* "Preface
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* " My Watch"
* "Political Economy
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* " The Jumping Frog"
* " Journalism in Tennessee"
* " The Story of the Bad Little Boy"
* " The Story of the Good Little Boy"
* " A Couple of Poems by Twain and Moore"
* "Niagara
Niagara may refer to:
Geography Niagara Falls and nearby places In both the United States and Canada
*Niagara Falls, the famous waterfalls in the Niagara River
*Niagara River, part of the U.S.–Canada border
*Niagara Escarpment, the cliff ov ...
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* " Answers to Correspondents"
* " To Raise Poultry"
* " Experience of the McWilliamses with Membranous Croup"
* " My First Literary Venture"
* " How the Author Was Sold in Newark"
* " The Office Bore"
* " Johnny Greer"
* " The Facts in the Case of the Great Beef Contract"
* " The Case of George Fisher"
* " Disgraceful Persecution of a Boy"
* " The Judges 'Spirited Woman'"
* " Information Wanted"
* " Some Learned Fables, for Good Old Boys and Girls"
* "My Late Senatorial Secretaryship
My or MY may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station
* Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe
* ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak
* ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon
Business
* Market ...
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* " A Fashion Item"
* " Riley-Newspaper Correspondent"
* " A Fine Old Man"
* " Science vs. Luck"
* " The Late Benjamin Franklin"
* " Mr. Bloke's Item"
* "A Medieval Romance
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* " Petition Concerning Copyright"
* "After-Dinner Speech
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* " Lionizing Murderers"
* " A New Crime"
* "A Curious Dream
''A Curious Dream'' is a 1907 short drama film based on Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lectur ...
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* "A True Story
''A True Story'' ( grc, Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα, ''Alēthē diēgēmata''; or ), also translated as True History, is a long novella or short novel written in the second century AD by the Greek author Lucian of Samosata. The novel is a sa ...
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* " The Siamese Twins"
* " Speech at the Scottish Banquet in London"
* "A Ghost Story
''A Ghost Story'' is a 2017 American supernatural drama film written and directed by David Lowery and starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara, with Will Oldham, Liz Cardenas Franke, Sonia Acevedo, and Rob Zabrecky in supporting roles; Kesha appear ...
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* " The Capitoline Venus"
* " Speech on Accident Insurance"
* " John Chinaman in New York"
* " How I Edited an Agricultural Paper"
* " The Petrified Man"
* " My Bloody Massacre"
* " The Undertaker's Chat"
* " Concerning Chambermaids"
* " Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man"
* " 'After' Jenkins"
* " About Barbers"
* " 'Party Cries' in Ireland"
* " The Facts Concerning the Recent Resignation"
* " History Repeats Itself"
* " Honored as a Curiosity"
* " First Interview with Artemus Ward"
* "Cannibalism in the Cars "Cannibalism in the Cars" is a short story written in 1868 by American writer Mark Twain. It tells the darkly humorous tale of apparent acts of cannibalism from the point of view of a congressman on a snowbound train. It indirectly satirizes the ...
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* " The Killing of Julius Caesar 'Localized'"
* " The Widow's Protest"
* " The Scriptual Panoramist"
* " Curing a Cold"
* " A Curious Pleasure Excursion"
* " Running for Governor"
* " A Mysterious Visit"
External links
* Short story collections by Mark Twain 1875 short story collections {{1870s-story-collection-stub