Stolen from Gypsies Author:Noble Mason Smith, Noble Smith Stolen from Gypsies, Noble Smiths outrageously hilarious first novel, involves a stolen Gypsy baby, a tongue-tied accountant, a rich merchant, the merchants ravishing daughter, magicians, spells, contracts in blood, pirates, transformations, Dim Avengers, döppelgangers, demons, duels, dicksocks, angels, carnal temptations, impri... more »sonment and redemption. If this sounds like Shakespeare meets Monty Python, you are not too far off. Smith stages his comedic adventure in the early 19th century. Ambrogio Smythe, a hypochondriacal British nobleman, is blessed by childhood memories of Gypsies. Ambrogio leaves his ancestral estate and makes his way to Florence, always aware of the lurking menace of the hated Napoleon Bonaparte. In Tuscany, Ambrogio meets a wandering storyteller, hears a magical yarn about a Gypsy babe kidnapped by a demon, buys a shred of parchment as evidence, and begins to write his own version of the saga, vowing to one day publish it in the finest Morocco leather. Smith has created a historical comedy within a historical comedy that is as absurd and enjoyable as Monty Pythons "The Holy Grail" and Goldmans The Princess Bride. The characters leap off the page in full costume.« less