Stolen from Gypsies by Noble Smith; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Frederick Davidson

A twisted tale of love lost, alluring demons, idiotic servants, beautiful ladies, magicians, spells, pirates, and duels, Stolen from Gypsies has been called a comedic tour de force comparable to Shakespeare. The unusual hero is British nobleman Ambrogio Smythe, a rich but comical hypochondriac. Obsessed by childhood memories of Gypsies, the frail but determined Ambrogio leaves his ancestral estate in Warwickshire and makes his way to Italy during the Napoleonic Wars. Happily marooned in Tuscany, Ambrogio meets a wandering storyteller who spins him a magical yarn about a Gypsy babe kidnapped by a demon. Ambrogio buys a shred of parchment as evidence and begins to write his own florid version of the saga, vowing one day to publish it in high style.

Skillfully weaving back and forth between Ambrogio’s Italian sojourn and “The Gypsy’s Tale”, this rousing adventure is full of action and insight.

“Full of bawdy humor and slapstick comedy…a parody of medieval romance literature. Smith's novel will delight and entertain.”—Booklist (featured review)

“Funny and charming…While Gypsies has echoes of Shakespeare [and] Cyrano…[it] lies in some mad classification all its own.”—Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

“[A] pure delight.”—Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn

“Noble's love for language, history, and the absurd plot constructions of Shakespearean comedy are evident in this laugh-out-loud story…read by the amazing Frederick Davidson.”—Aubrey House Publishing

NOBLE SMITH is the author of Sparks in the Park, an award-winning off-Broadway comedy. He has worked as a CD-ROM game and interactive film developer.