About the book: 1991 / "The wonderful life of Joseph Balsamo, Count Cagliostro" (reprint from the publication: Petrograd, 1919) - the first of entertaining biographies conceived by M. Kuzmin “The New Plutarch”, dedicated to the legendary alchemist, freemason and charlatan who captivated Catherine II and her court. The book contains 70 illustrations by the artist Dobuzhinsky. Reprint edition (with yatami).