{"product_id":"how-to-travel-incognito-ludwig-bemelmans-9781805680260","title":"How to Travel Incognito","description":"\u003cb\u003eEmbark on a delightfully absurd vacation with the author of the \u003ci\u003eMadeline\u003c\/i\u003e books and \u003ci\u003eHotel Splendide\u003c\/i\u003e as he blunders his way through 1950s France! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A man of wit, taste and talent, Ludwig Bemelmans has earned a grateful public.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this madcap fictionalized memoir, Ludwig Bemelmans blends picaresque fantasy with his trademark sparkling humor to create an enchanting travelogue that armchair travelers everywhere will enjoy! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Bemelmans meets the dashing but destitute Comte de St. Cucuface on a Paris train, he is swept into a deliciously absurd adventure across postwar France. Under the Count's tutelage, Bemelmans learns to hoodwink strangers with immaculate manners and effortless charm, adopting the persona of a German prince and joining his new companion on a series of outlandish escapades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, the unlikely pair travel in extravagant style, living lavishly on nothing at all. They dine in grand hotels, schmooze millionaires and outwit restaurateurs, spinning elaborate tales of faded aristocracy and glorious pasts for the brash nouveaux riches eager to believe them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrimming with Bemelmans' quick wit and whimsical black and white illustrations, this beautifully rendered, fictionalized romp from the beloved creator of \u003ci\u003eMadeline\u003c\/i\u003e captures a France poised between eras, where the old-world elegance of a vanishing class lingers amid the glitter of the new. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mischievous ode to self-invention and appetite, \u003ci\u003eHow to Travel in Incognito\u003c\/i\u003e is an outlandishly funny how-to guide to holidaying without a first-class ticket, but with ample gumption for a life of deluxe adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ludwig Bemelmans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805680269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805680260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Ludwig Bemelmans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460319949055,"sku":"9781805680260","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02255f86-d6ea-4265-8abf-1e8a97bc7981.jpg?v=1777413973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-travel-incognito-ludwig-bemelmans-9781805680260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}