"Sketches New and Old, Part 1" is the first part of the collection of the famous American writer Mark Twain. In these stories, the author skillfully combines satire and humor, revealing various aspects of social life and human nature. Each story in this book is an inexhaustible source of fun and thoughts that remain relevant today. Readers will have the opportunity to plunge into the world of irony and deep thoughts, which are combined in the work of the incomparable Mark Twain.