Sketches New and Old

Sketches New and Old is a group of fictional stories -- except for "The Case of George Fisher" -- by Mark Twain. It was published in 1875. It includes the short story "A Ghost Story", among others: Preface

My Watch

Political Economy

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

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

A Fashion Item

Riley-Newspaper Correspondent

A Fine Old Man

Science vs. Luck

The Late Benjamin Franklin

Mr. Bloke's Item

A Medieval Romance

Petition Concerning Copyright

After-Dinner Speech

Lionizing Murderers

A New Crime

A Curious Dream

A True Story

The Siamese Twins

Speech at the Scottish Banquet in London

A Ghost Story

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

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