Count Cagliostro: An Authentic Story of a Mysterious Life

By Photiades and Constantin Photiadès

Book Overview

Count Cagliostro: An Authentic Story of a Mysterious Life is a biography written by Constantin Photiades that explores the life of the enigmatic figure, Count Cagliostro. The book delves into the Count's early life in Sicily, his travels across Europe, and his involvement in various secret societies and occult practices. Photiades presents a detailed account of Cagliostro's alleged involvement in the affair of the diamond necklace, his imprisonment in the Bastille, and his eventual death in Rome. The author also examines the controversies surrounding Cagliostro's life and legacy, including his reputation as a charlatan and his supposed connections to Freemasonry and the Illuminati. Through meticulous research and analysis, Photiades offers a compelling portrait of one of the most intriguing and mysterious figures of the 18th century.Of the amazing and mysterious personality of Cagliostro, the riddle has never yet been satisfactorily solved. Approaching from a new angle this most baffling of all the problems of biography, the author gives the reader a penetrative study of this enigmatic figure. He does not succeed in dispelling the mystery: it eluded even Photiades' unrivaled thoroughness of research. While meticulously accurate in historical detail, this most astonishing of careers is made the subject of an imaginative recreation in which is combined the fascination of a thriller with the charm of romance.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162604875
• ISBN13: 9781162604879
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.0"