"Party Cries" in Ireland

Sketches New and Old

by Mark TWAIN (1835 - 1910)

This collection of 63 writings by Mark Twain was published in 1875. Among other sketches, it contains "The Jumping Frog" in the original English, followed by a French translation (read here by Caroline Mittler) which Twain re-translated into English, showing how the French translation of his work was "badly flawed." In many of these sketches, Twain shows his talent for outrageous and hilarious inventiveness, often in reaction to current events. (Summary by John Greenman)

Listen next episodes of Sketches New and Old:
A Curious Pleasure Excursion , A Mysterious Visit , Cannibalism In The Cars , Curing a Cold , First Interview With Artemus Ward , History Repeats Itself , Honored as a Curiousity , Running for Governor , The Facts Concerning the Recent Resignation , The Killing of Julius Caesar "Localized" , The Scriptural Panoramist , The Widow's Protest