Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 [1875], Mark Twain's sketches, new and old. Now first published in complete form. (American Publishing Company, Hartford) [word count] [eaf503T].
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Preliminaries
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Hic Fructus Virtutis; Clifton
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MARK TWAIN'S SKETCHES,
NEW AND OLD.
NOW FIRST PUBLISHED IN COMPLETE FORM.
SOLD ONLY BY SUBSCRIPTION.
THE AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
HARTFORD, CONN., AND CHICAGO, ILL.
1875.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by
SAMUEL L. CLEMENS,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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PREFACE.
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I have scattered through this volume a mass of matter which has never been
in print before, (such as “Learned Fables for Good Old Boys and Girls,”
the “Jumping Frog restored to the English tongue after martyrdom in the
French,” the “Membranous Croup” sketch, and many others which I need not
specify): not doing this in order to make an advertisement of it, but because
these things seemed instructive.
Mark Twain.
Hartford, 1875.
Preliminaries
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My Watch—An Instructive Little Tale, 17
Political Economy, 21
The Jumping Frog, 28
Journalism in Tennessee, 44
Story of the Bad Little Boy, 51
Story of the Good Little Boy, 56
Two Poems—By Moore and Twain, 62
A Visit to Niagara, 63
Answers to Correspondents, 72
To Raise Poultry, 81
The Experiences of the McWilliamses with Membranous Croup, 85
My First Literary Venture, 93
How the Author was Sold in Newark, 96
The Office Bore, 98
Johnny Greer, 100
The Facts in the Case of the Great Beef Contract, 101
The Facts in the Case of George Fisher, Deceased, 109
Disgraceful Persecution of a Boy, 117
The Judge's “Spirited Woman,” 121
Information Wanted, 123
Some Fables for Good Old Boys and Girls, Part First, 126
Some Fables for Good Old Boys and Girls, Part Second, 137
Some Fables for Good Old Boys and Girls, Part Third, 144
The Facts Concerning the Late Senatorial Secretaryship, 149
A Fashion Item, 153
Riley—Newspaper Correspondent, 154
A Fine Old Man, 158
Science vs. Luck, 159
The Killing of Julius-Cæsar Localized, 162
An Item which the Editor himself could not understand, 167
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The Widow's Protest, 166
A Medleval Romance, 171
Petition Concerning Copyright, 179
After-Dinner Speech, 180
Lionizing Murderers, 182
A New Crime, 187
A Curious Dream, 192
A True Story Just as I Heard It, 202
Personal Habits of the Siamese Twins, 208
Speech at the Scottish Banquet at London, 213
A Ghost Story, 215
Legend of the Capitoline Venus, 222
Speech on Accident Insurance, 229
John Chinaman in New York, 231
How I once Edited an Agricultural Paper, 233
The Petrified Man, 239
My Bloody Massacre, 243
The Undertaker's Chat, 247
Concerning Chambermaids, 250
“After” Jenkins, 256
Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man, 253
About Barbers, 257
“Party Chies” in Ireland, 262
The Facts Concerning the Recent Resignation, 264
History Repeats Itsely, 271
Honored as a Curiosity, 273
The Late Benjamin Franklin, 275
The “Blind Letter” Department, London P. O., 279
First Interview with Artemus Ward, 283
Cannibalism in the Cars, 287
The Scriptural Panoramist, 296
From “Hospital Days,” 299
Curing a Cold, 300
A Curious Pleasure Excursion, 306
Running for Governor, 311
A Mysterious Visit, 316
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 [1875], Mark Twain's sketches, new and old. Now first published in complete form. (American Publishing Company, Hartford) [word count] [eaf503T].
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