Sketches New and OldFront matterReading editionChapter navigation73 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterMY WATCHPOLITICAL ECONOMYTHE JUMPING FROGJOURNALISM IN TENNESSEETHE STORY OF THE BAD LITTLE BOYTHE STORY OF THE GOOD LITTLE BOYA COUPLE OF POEMS BY TWAIN AND MOORENIAGARAANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTSTO RAISE POULTRYEXPERIENCE OF THE McWILLIAMSES WITH MEMBRANOUS CROUPMY FIRST LITERARY VENTUREHOW THE AUTHOR WAS SOLD IN NEWARKTHE OFFICE BOREJOHNNY GREERTHE FACTS IN THE CASE OF THE GREAT BEEF CONTRACTTHE CASE OF GEORGE FISHERDISGRACEFUL PERSECUTION OF A BOYTHE JUDGE’S “SPIRITED WOMAN”INFORMATION WANTEDSOME LEARNED FABLES, FOR GOOD OLD BOYS AND GIRLS IN THREE PARTSMY LATE SENATORIAL SECRETARYSHIPA FASHION ITEMRILEY—NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTA FINE OLD MANSCIENCE V.S. LUCKTHE LATE BENJAMIN FRANKLINMR. BLOKE’S ITEMA MEDIEVAL ROMANCE [written about 1868]Chapter I · THE SECRET REVEALED.Chapter II · FESTIVITY AND TEARSChapter III · THE PLOT THICKENSChapter IV · THE AWFUL REVELATIONChapter V · THE FRIGHTFUL CATASTROPHEPETITION CONCERNING COPYRIGHTAFTER-DINNER SPEECHLIONIZING MURDERERSA NEW CRIMEA CURIOUS DREAM [Written about 1870.]A TRUE STORYTHE SIAMESE TWINSSPEECH AT THE SCOTTISH BANQUET IN LONDONA GHOST STORYChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VISPEECH ON ACCIDENT INSURANCEJOHN CHINAMAN IN NEW YORKHOW I EDITED AN AGRICULTURAL PAPERTHE PETRIFIED MANMY BLOODY MASSACRETHE UNDERTAKER’S CHATCONCERNING CHAMBERMAIDSAURELIA’S UNFORTUNATE YOUNG MAN"AFTER” JENKINSABOUT BARBERS"PARTY CRIES” IN IRELANDTHE FACTS CONCERNING THE RECENT RESIGNATION [Written about 1867]HISTORY REPEATS ITSELFHONORED AS A CURIOSITYFIRST INTERVIEW WITH ARTEMUS WARDCANNIBALISM IN THE CARSTHE KILLING OF JULIUS CAESAR “LOCALIZED”THE WIDOW’S PROTESTTHE SCRIPTURAL PANORAMISTCURING A COLDA CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSIONRUNNING FOR GOVERNORA MYSTERIOUS VISITBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Part 1 — MY WATCHAll chapters and sections (73)Opening pagesFront matterPart 1 · Other sectionsMY WATCHPOLITICAL ECONOMYTHE JUMPING FROGJOURNALISM IN TENNESSEETHE STORY OF THE BAD LITTLE BOYTHE STORY OF THE GOOD LITTLE BOYA COUPLE OF POEMS BY TWAIN AND MOORENIAGARAANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTSTO RAISE POULTRYEXPERIENCE OF THE McWILLIAMSES WITH MEMBRANOUS CROUPMY FIRST LITERARY VENTUREHOW THE AUTHOR WAS SOLD IN NEWARKTHE OFFICE BOREJOHNNY GREERTHE FACTS IN THE CASE OF THE GREAT BEEF CONTRACTTHE CASE OF GEORGE FISHERDISGRACEFUL PERSECUTION OF A BOYTHE JUDGE’S “SPIRITED WOMAN”INFORMATION WANTEDSOME LEARNED FABLES, FOR GOOD OLD BOYS AND GIRLS IN THREE PARTSMY LATE SENATORIAL SECRETARYSHIPA FASHION ITEMRILEY—NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTA FINE OLD MANSCIENCE V.S. LUCKTHE LATE BENJAMIN FRANKLINMR. BLOKE’S ITEMA MEDIEVAL ROMANCE [written about 1868]Part 1 · Chapters12345Part 1 · Other sectionsPETITION CONCERNING COPYRIGHTAFTER-DINNER SPEECHLIONIZING MURDERERSA NEW CRIMEA CURIOUS DREAM [Written about 1870.]A TRUE STORYTHE SIAMESE TWINSSPEECH AT THE SCOTTISH BANQUET IN LONDONA GHOST STORYPart 1 · Chapters123456Part 1 · Other sectionsSPEECH ON ACCIDENT INSURANCEJOHN CHINAMAN IN NEW YORKHOW I EDITED AN AGRICULTURAL PAPERTHE PETRIFIED MANMY BLOODY MASSACRETHE UNDERTAKER’S CHATCONCERNING CHAMBERMAIDSAURELIA’S UNFORTUNATE YOUNG MAN"AFTER” JENKINSABOUT BARBERS"PARTY CRIES” IN IRELANDTHE FACTS CONCERNING THE RECENT RESIGNATION [Written about 1867]HISTORY REPEATS ITSELFHONORED AS A CURIOSITYFIRST INTERVIEW WITH ARTEMUS WARDCANNIBALISM IN THE CARSTHE KILLING OF JULIUS CAESAR “LOCALIZED”THE WIDOW’S PROTESTTHE SCRIPTURAL PANORAMISTCURING A COLDA CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSIONRUNNING FOR GOVERNORA MYSTERIOUS VISITCompletebookcover.jpg (224K)frontpiece.jpg (134K)titlepage.jpg (38K)MY WATCH →