Who doesn't know the magnificent Baron Munchausen? This brilliant daredevil and cunning, trickster and dreamer has become a favorite literary character of many generations. First published back in 1785, stories about Munchausen never tire of captivating readers with witty inventions and exaggerations. After all, the baron is such a skilled hunter and an inimitable trickster that he can saddle a cannonball and go after a bear with his bare hands! The colorful character in Raspe's stories has even become a household name - this is the name given to those who like to brag, exaggerate and lie.
Baron Munchausen is probably best known to Americans as the hero of the 1988 Terry Gilliam film--but he has been amusing Europeans since 1785. This audiobook limits itself to the original text--to which other authors have been adding almost from the beginning--but fully conveys the absurdity that has made the baron an icon. Peter Wickham voices the baron with just the right mix of candor and bragg
