Pull Devil Pull Baker - Stella Benson

Pull Devil, Pull Baker Is One Of The Most Innovative Autobiographiesbiographies Ever Written.the Novelist Stella Benson First Encountered An Eccentric Russian Nobleman, Count Nicolas De Toulouse Lautrec De Savine, In The Pauper's Ward Of A Hong Kong Hospital. Striking Up A Friendship, She Found Herself Fascinated By The Count's Garrulous Memoirs, Written In A Unique Blend Of English, French, And Russian.the Count's Adventures Included A Stint As A Russian Cavalry Officer, Gold Mining In California, A Failed Attempt To Establish Himself As Czar Of Bulgaria, A Number Of Get-rich-quick Schemes, And Countless Romantic Entanglements. Were These All Inventions Of His Fervid Mind, Like A Latter-day Baron Munchausen?