Collection of anecdotes, first published in 1865. "The compiler of this new jest book is desirous to make known that it is composed mainly of old jokes -- some older than Joe Miller himself -- with a liberal sprinkling of new jests gathered from books and hearsay. In the course of his researches he ahs been surprised to find how many jests, impromptus, and repartees have passed current, century after century, until their original utterer is lost in the mist of ages..."
