Sketches New and Old

This collection of 63 writings by Mark Twain was published in 1882. 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) (10 hr 33 min)

Chapitres

01 Chapter 1 Preface & My Watch	8:08	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 2 Political Economy	14:49	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 3 The Jumping Frog	43:08	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 4 Journalism In Tennessee	14:19	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 5 The Story of the Bad Little Boy	7:53	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 6 The Story of the Good Little Boy	10:37	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 7 A Couple of Poems by Twain and Moore	1:50	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 8 Niagra	16:08	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 9 Answers to Correspondents	21:49	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 10 To Raise Poultry	6:17	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 11 Experience of the McWilliamses with Membranous Croup	14:24	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 12 My First Literary Venture	5:29	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 13 How the Author was Sold in Newark	3:45	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 14 The Office Bore	4:57	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 15 Johnny Greer	1:47	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 16 The Facts in the Case of the Great Beef Contract	15:07	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 17 The Case of George Fisher	18:05	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 18 Disgraceful Persecution of a Boy	8:50	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 19 The Judge's "Spirited Woman"	3:31	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 20 Information Wanted	4:44	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 21 Some Learned Fables, for Good Old Boys an Girls -Part First	24:23	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 22 Some Learned Fables, for Good Old Boys an Girls -Part Second	15:40	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 23 Some Learned Fables, for Good Old Boys an Girls -Part Third	10:30	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 22 My Late Senatorial Secretaryship	11:58	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 25 A Fashion Item	2:00	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 26 Riley-Newspaper Correspondent	8:42	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 27 A Fine Old Man	1:28	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 28 Science vs. Luck	6:13	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 29 The Late Benjamin Franklin	7:27	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 30 Mr. Bloke's Item	7:54	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 31 A Medieval Romance	18:16	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 32 Petition Concerning Copyright	2:11	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 33 After-Dinner Speech	6:11	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 34 Lionizing Murderers	10:42	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 35 A New Crime	10:22	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 36 A Curious Dream	23:15	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 37 A True Story	12:14	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 38 The Siamese Twins	9:32	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 39 Speech at the Scottish Banquet in London	8:01	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 40 A Ghost Story	15:50	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 41 The Capitoline Venus	12:17	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 42 Speech on Accident Insurance	4:00	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 43 John Chinaman in New York	3:40	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 44 How I Edited an Agricultural Paper	13:21	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 45 The Petrified man	7:10	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 46 My Bloody Masacre	6:44	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 47 The Undertaker's Chat	5:32	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 48 Concerning Chambermaids	4:50	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 49 Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man	7:05	Lu par John Greenman
Chapter 50 "After" Jenkins	2:26	Lu par John Greenman
About Barbers	9:21	Lu par John Greenman
"Party Cries" in Ireland	2:39	Lu par John Greenman
The Facts Concerning the Recent Resignation	15:59	Lu par John Greenman
History Repeats Itself	2:41	Lu par John Greenman
Honored as a Curiousity	3:02	Lu par John Greenman
First Interview With Artemus Ward	7:55	Lu par John Greenman
Cannibalism In The Cars	21:26	Lu par John Greenman
The Killing of Julius Caesar "Localized"	11:45	Lu par John Greenman
The Widow's Protest	2:17	Lu par John Greenman
The Scriptural Panoramist	6:03	Lu par John Greenman
Curing a Cold	10:31	Lu par John Greenman
A Curious Pleasure Excursion	10:49	Lu par John Greenman
Running for Governor	12:02	Lu par John Greenman
A Mysterious Visit	11:52	Lu par John Greenman

Critiques

Some real hidden gems.

(5 stars)

Grodhagen

First, the reader is magnificent. It's not hard to imagine that you are listening to the author. In fact, both stem from the same area of the MidMississippi River. As with any writing that is now 100 to 150 years old, it helps to have a sense of history, and not just major events, but, as well, with the epoch's prevailing attitudes and beliefs. That said, there is a timelessness about Samuel Clemens that makes these sketches ring true about human nature. Together with the other large volumes on Twain's newspaper articles, we see that---altough we often think of his novels---the man was a master of shorter works, and here we are treated to a smörgåsbord of genres, from the serious to the tall tale, along with unexpected side trips.

sketched smiles

(5 stars)

Shelly

Don't know how anyone could find these boring. They are all interesting, astute,whimsical and entertaining. So many different subjects....they all made me smile and frequently, I laughed aloud. Excellent reader - the right tone throughout.

Decent Twain. Fantastic reading.

(4 stars)

Bizz

The narration is among the best you'll find here. or anywhere else, for that matter. Easy to clear and understand. Engaging.

(5 stars)

Patricia Lopez

Very entertaining! Very funny at times, I love Mark Twains since of humor! Mr Greenmans rendition of this book is spotless!!

Cavorting

(4.5 stars)

godot

Excellent voice for Twain, and excellent reading. But check the pronunciation of the word 'cavorting'.

MT truly scraped the barrel to publish this boring collection.

(1 stars)

Joy

well read