Mark Twain in German-Language Newspapers and Periodicals

Writing | Sketches New and Old

Sketches New and Old was published in 1875 by the American Publishing Company and sold by subscription.The full text is available via Project Gutenberg.

The book contained one chapter titled "Answers to Correspondents" with one of the texts being addressed to a "Young Author" who is advised to eat "perhaps a couple of whales" to increase his mental capacity - and thereby his writing abilities. This excerpt was circulated as a short anecdote in newspapers.

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