Ooh! Want to Read from the Worst Book in the World?

No, it's not by me. Sheesh!



In the early 1800s, a Scot named Angus McDiarmid visited a local lord's estate. Impressed, he wrote a book in tribute: Striking and Picturesque Delineations of the Grand, Beautiful, Wonderful, and Interesting Scenery Around Loch-Earn. 

This book was such an amazing example of bad writing and sucking up, McDiarmid earned a nomination to the title of "the world's worst author." How bad was it? Following is just the dedication, and talk about suck-ups! (Just click "...