Autobiographical excerpts --
My first literary venture --
The lesson --
The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County --
As regards patriotism --
Speech on the weather --
Smoking as inspiration --
How I edited an agricultural paper --
Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims --
The report of my death --
The approaching epidemic --
The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut --
Etiquette: At the funeral --
When a book gets tired --
My dear Howells --
Letter to the Earth --
Letters to an unidentified person --
The death of Jean --
Old age.