The princess bride : S. Morgenstern's classic tale of true love and high adventure : the "good parts" version abridged / by William Goldman.
What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince in the world - and he turns out to be a son of a bitch? 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 adapted for the silver screen. Guaranteed to entertain both young and old alike by combining scenes of rousing fantasy with hilarious reality, THE PRINCESS BRIDE secures Goldman's place as a master storyteller.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780151730858
- ISBN: 0151730857
- Physical Description: 283 p. ; 18 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Harcourt Brace, c1973.
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