English as She is Spoke Author:Jose da fonseca and pedro carolino "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect." -- Mark Twain — In 1855, Pedro Carolino set about writing an english phrasebook for Portuguese students. But there was just one problem: he didn't know any English. The linguistic train wreck that ensued is a c... more »lassic of unintentional humor, now revived in the first newly selected edition in a century.« less