Awful German Language
Author: first_name: Mark
last_name: Twain
Language: English
Year: 1880

If you’ve ever studied German (and maybe even if you haven’t), you’re likely to find this short essay to be hilarious. Published as Appendix D from Twain’s 1880 book <i>A Tramp Abroad</i>, this comedic gem outlines the pitfalls one will encounter when trying to wrap one’s mind around the torturous German cases, adjective endings, noun genders,  and verb placement.<br />
(Summary by Kara)