From tall tale, to dream, to waking reality, it makes a return journey through various unstable frames to find the "real spectre of the antique" at last.
But it was impossible to separate those whom one suspected were telling a tall tale from those who were genuinely unable to raise the extra money.
Her winning tall tale was about how the ozone layer became damaged, ice caps melted and people had to be taken to work on camels.
It's a toughly told, very tall tale, one of the best escape (and escapist) movies of the season.
A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual.
The book was autobiographical in nature, but likely would fall into the category of tall tale.
In addition to this, he is excessively superstitious, often to the extent of believing every myth, legend, tall tale, etc. to be literally true.
Most of his books are considered to fit well in the tall tale category.
