In this episode we continue with our Halloween theme with a classic tale by Mark Twain. Twain's humor comes forth in this 1870s story, A Ghost Story, also known as a Ghost's Tale. The story first appeared in the publication Sketches New and Old. It's based on the infamous 19th century hoax of the Cardiff Giant. tale Twain's humor comes forth in this 1870s story, A Ghost Story, also known as a Ghost's Tale. It's based on the infamous 19th century hoax of the Cardiff Giant. The Cardiff Giant was the creation of a wealthy New York tobacconist named George Hall. Hall was a self-described atheist who decided to create the giant after a debate at a Methodist revival with a Methodist minister regarding that the Bible should be taken literally. He presented the passage in Genesis 6:4 stating that there were giants who once lived on the earth and asked, should this be taken literally? Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

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