The most famous English Christmas poem “The Night before Christmas,” first published in 1823, appears here together with a witty new verse translation into German and classic illustrations by well-known 19th ct. illustrator and caricaturist, Thomas Nast.
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A West Germanic language that has changed greatly through immense influence from Norman French and Latin. With approximately 1.3 billion speakers (second and native), it is the world's most important global lingua franca.