{"product_id":"9781805680260","title":"How To Travel Incognito","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ludwig Bemelmans\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 October 2026 by Pushkin Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56986885357954,"sku":"9781805680260","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781805680260.jpg?v=1792395969","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.com\/products\/9781805680260","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}