{"product_id":"9781805680260","title":"How To Travel Incognito - Ludwig Bemelmans","description":"\u003cp\u003e'An artist in both line and words. . . with talents of gold' \u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There is a way of traveling cheaply in France. One simply gets on a train, sits down in a first-class compartment and falls asleep'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ludwig Bemelmans encounters the dashing yet penniless Comte de St. Cucuface aboard a Paris train, he is swept into a deliciously absurd adventure through 1950s France. Under the Count's mischievous tutelage, Bemelmans assumes the role of a German prince, hoodwinking strangers with impeccable manners and effortless charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, the unlikely duo embark on a run of outlandish escapades, living lavishly on nothing at all. They dine in grand hotels, commandeer Rolls-Royces, outwit restaurateurs and enchant American millionaires with fantastical tales of their aristocratic pasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with quick wit and enlivened by charming illustrations, \u003ci\u003eHow to Travel Incognito\u003c\/i\u003e captures a France suspended between fading elegance and the glitter of the new. Fictionalising Bemelmans's own improbable exploits, it's a reminder that the best journeys let us become someone else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An excellent storyteller' \u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bemelmans is always funny, insightful and dead on target' \u003cb\u003eANTHONY BOURDAIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A recommended purchase for adults, their children and possibly their children's children' \u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ludwig Bemelmans","offers":[{"title":"224 pages \/ 22\/10\/2026 \/ Historical fiction","offer_id":57485482951031,"sku":"9781805680260","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781805680260.jpg?v=1790154365","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781805680260","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}