About the Book: How To Travel Incognito
When Ludwig Bemelmans encounters the dashing yet penniless Comte de St.
Cucuface aboard a Paris train, he is swept into a deliciously absurd adventure
across postwar France. Under the Counts gleeful tutelage, Bemelmans adopts the
persona of a German prince, mastering the art of hoodwinking strangers with
immaculate manners and effortless charm. Together, the unlikely duo embark on a
run of outlandish escapades, living extravagantly on nothing at all. They dine
in grand hotels, befriend millionaires, outwit restaurateurs and regale
nouveau-riche Americans with fantastical tales of their aristocratic pasts.
First published in 1952, this autobiographical travelogue from the beloved
creator