| Edition |
Now first published in complete form. |
| Description |
320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Cover title: Sketches / by Mark Twain. |
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Spine title: Sketches old and new / Mark Twain. |
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BAL notes 2 states of p. 120 and 299. Some copies exhibiting the 1st state also have an erratum slip at p. 299, correcting a statement on that page. |
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"Sold only by subscription." |
| Indexed In: |
BAL 3364 |
| Note |
LC copy in 1st state, with erratum slip. DLC |
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Source: Gift of Victor Jacobs, May 9, 1956. DLC |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Contents |
My watch, an instructive little tale -- Political economy -- The jumping frog -- Journalism in Tennessee -- Story of the bad little boy -- Story of the good little boy -- Two poems, by Moore and Twain -- A visit to Niagara -- Answers to correspondents -- To raise poultry -- The experiences 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 facts in the case of George Fisher, deceased -- Disgraceful persecution of a boy -- The judge's "spirited woman" -- Information wanted -- Some fables for good old boys and girls, part first, second, third -- The facts concerning the late Senatorial secretaryship -- A fashion item -- Riley, newspaper correspondent -- A fine old man --- Science vs. luck -- The killing of Julius Caesar localized -- An item which the editor himself could not understand |
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The widow's protest -- A mediaeval romance -- Petition concerning copyright -- After-dinner speech -- Lionizing murderers -- A new crime -- A curious dream -- A true story just as I heard it -- Personal habits of the Siamese twins -- Speech at the Scottish banquet at London -- A ghost story -- Legend of the Capitoline Venus -- Speech on accident insurance -- John Chinaman in New York -- How I once edited an agricultural paper -- The petrified man -- My bloody massacre -- The undertaker's chat -- Concerning chambermaids -- "After" Jenkins -- Aurelia's unfortunate young man -- About barbers -- "Party cries" in Ireland -- The facts concerning the recent resignation -- History repeats itself -- Honored as a curiousity -- The late Benjamin Franklin -- The "blind letter" department, London, P.O. -- First interview with Artemus Ward -- Cannibalism in the cars -- The Scriptural panoramist -- From "Hospital days" -- Curing a cold -- A curious pleasure excursion -- Running for governor -- A mysterious visit. |
| Subject |
Humorous stories, American.
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Comedy sketches.
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| Added Author |
Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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| Added Title |
Sketches new and old
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Sketches.
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Sketches new and old.
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Sketches old and new.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Sketches new and old. Mark Twain's Sketches new and old. Now 1st published in complete form. Hartford, Conn. : American Pub. Co., 1875 (OCoLC)568758041 |
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