THE RETURN OF MUNCHAUSEN

Baron Munchausens hold on the European imagination dates back to the late eighteenth century when he first pulled himself (and his horse) out of a swamp by his own upturned pigtail. Inspired by the extravagant yarns of a straight-faced former cavalry officer, Hie ronymus von Münchhausen, the best-selling legend quickly eclipsed the real-life baron who helped the Russians fight the Turks. Gallo ping across continents and centuries, the mythical Munchausens Travels went through hundreds of editions of increasing length and l uxuriance.S...[Read more]