Sketches New and Old is a group of fictional stories — except for "The Case of George Fisher" — by Mark Twain. It was published in 1875. It includes the short story "A Ghost Story", among others: Preface My Watch Political Economy The Jumping Frog Journalism in Tennessee The Story of the Bad Little Boy The Story of the Good Little Boy A Couple of Poems by Twain and Moore Niagara Answers to Correspondents To Raise Poultry Experience of the McWilliamses with Membranous Croup My First Literary Venture How the Author Was Sold in Newark The Office Bore Johnny Greer The Facts in the Case of the Great Beef Contract The Case of George Fisher Disgraceful Persecution of a Boy The Judges 'Spirited Woman' Information Wanted Some Learned Fables, for Good Old Boys and Girls My Late Senatorial Secretaryship A Fashion Item Riley-Newspaper Correspondent A Fine Old Man Science vs. Luck The Late Benjamin Franklin Mr. Bloke's Item A Medieval Romance Petition Concerning Copyright After-Dinner Speech Lionizing Murderers A New Crime A Curious Dream A True Story The Siamese Twins Speech at the Scottish Banquet in London A Ghost Story The Capitoline Venus Speech on Accident Insurance John Chinaman in New York How I Edited an Agricultural Paper The Petrified Man My Bloody Massacre The Undertaker's Chat Concerning Chambermaids Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man 'After' Jenkins About Barbers 'Party Cries' in Ireland The Facts Concerning the Recent Resignation History Repeats Itself Honored as a Curiosity First Interview with Artemus Ward Cannibalism in the Cars The Killing of Julius Caesar 'Localized' The Widow's Protest The Scriptual Panoramist Curing a Cold A Curious Pleasure Excursion Running for Governor A Mysterious Visit