"Sketches New and Old, Part 1" by Mark Twain is a compilation of amusing essays and stories created in the late 1800s that showcases Twain's witty perceptions concerning culture, daily living, and how people act, usually with a funny, mocking style and point of view. Exploring ideas like the study of political economy, ridiculous newspaper writing, and the silly sides of people, the book uses comedy to tell the stories, beginning with a funny story about when his problematic watch goes crazy after being fixed many times. In the watch story, Twain tells funny stories about talking to watch repairmen and how silly the watch acts as a result. Twain shifts to a funny piece on political economy, where he's constantly interrupted by a pushy lightning rod salesman, pointing out how hard it is to think carefully when bothered by everyday distractions, with these stories building a tone full of smart humor and irony, mixing personal stories with bigger ideas about society.
Sketches New and Old, Part 1.
By Mark Twain
A writer hilariously portrays the quirks of everyday life through malfunctioning objects and persistent salesmen.
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About the AuthorSamuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
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