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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Prebound - 2007

Name: The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
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Author: William Goldman
ISBN: 9780756987909

by Abridged by William Goldman

In this 30th anniversary edition, Goldman frames the famous fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story; his father had abridged the book as he read it to his son. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts that had been cut out.

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About this book

The book is presented as an abridged version of a fictional book by S. Morgenstern, and Goldman includes commentary throughout the story that tells the story of a young woman named Buttercup and her true love, Westley

Buttercup is engaged to the cruel Prince Humperdinck, but she is still in love with Westley, who disappeared years ago. When she is kidnapped by a group of criminals, including a vengeful Spaniard named Inigo Montoya and a giant named Fezzik, Westley comes to her rescue.

The book is a mix of adventure, romance, and humor, with memorable characters and a clever narrative structure. It also explores themes of true love, revenge, and the power of storytelling. Overall, "The Princess Bride" is a timeless classic that has captivated readers of all ages, which has been adapted into a popular film, directed by Rob Reiner.

From the jacket flap

What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?
As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the "S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.
Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.
What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.
In short, it's about everything.
Eventually to be adapted for the silver screen, THE PRINCESS BRIDE was originally a beautifully simple, insightfully comic story of what happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince in the world--and he turnsout to be a son of a bitch. Guaranteed to entertain both young and old alike by combining scenes of rowsing fantasy with hilarious reality, THE PRINCESS BRIDE secures Goldman's place as a master storyteller.

"From the Paperback edition.

First Edition Identification

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich published a First Edition, First Printing hardcover in 1973, New York.

Details

Title The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Author Abridged by William Goldman
Binding Prebound
Pages 456
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Turtleback Books
Date 2007-10
Features Table of Contents
ISBN 9780756987909 / 0756987903
Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
Dimensions 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.4 in (17.27 x 10.92 x 3.56 cm)
Reading level 870
Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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