1. A Ghost Story
Mark Twain

2. Background
"A Ghost Story" by Mark Twain (the pen name of Samuel Clemens) appears in his 1875 Sketches New and Old.
The story is based on the infamous 19th-century hoax of the Cardiff Giant, in which a "petrified giant" was carved out of stone and buried in the ground for others to "discover."
People came in droves to pay money to see the giant. After a failed bid to buy the statue, the legendary promoter P.T.
Barnum made a replica of it and claimed it was the original.

3. Elements of Plot