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Sketches New and Old, Part 6.

by Mark Twain

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateClassics10 chapters
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Length
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About this book

An undertaker reflects on the wishes of a modest man determined to control every detail of his funeral, from a simple coffin to an unconventional hymn. Through humor and humanity, the story reveals the comfort found in embracing life’s final moments on one’s own terms.

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Contents

10 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02THE UNDERTAKER'S CHAT
03CONCERNING CHAMBERMAIDS
04AURELIA'S UNFORTUNATE YOUNG MAN
05"AFTER" JENKINS
06ABOUT BARBERS
07"PARTY CRIES" IN IRELAND
08THE FACTS CONCERNING THE RECENT RESIGNATION
09HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
10HONORED AS A CURIOSITY

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