The Princess Bride

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William Goldman

Here William Goldman's beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers finally receives a beautiful illustrated treatment. A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts--The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic. As Florin and Guilder teeter on the verge of war, the reluctant Princess Buttercup is devastated by the loss of her true love, kidnapped by a mercenary and his henchman, rescued by a pirate, forced to marry Prince Humperdinck, and rescued once again by the very crew who absconded with her in the first place. In the course of this dazzling adventure, she'll meet Vizzini--the criminal philosopher who'll do anything for a bag of gold; Fezzik--the gentle giant; Inigo--the Spaniard whose steel thirsts for revenge; and Count Rugen--the evil mastermind behind it all. Foiling all their plans and jumping into their stories is Westley, Princess Buttercup's one true love and a very good friend of a very dangerous pirate.

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Author

William Goldman

Pages

450

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published Date

2013

ISBN

0544173767 9780544173767

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"Classic book and movie. I recommend both. 👍🏻"

TheGingerGirl455

"The book the film of the same name is based on, worth reading as books hold deeper information then movies. Though there are films that are just as good as books!"

Harvey F Smith

"I can pretty much recite the entire movie line by line, so I thought it was time I should read the book. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find the full unabridged audiobook version, so Rob Reiner had to do for now. The movie trumps all, but still fun to listen to. The commentary and style is very clever. "

Mia Corkum

"I didn't know this was a book to movie adaptation until very recently. William Goldman was a fantastic comical writer and I fully respect his commitment to the bit. Such a great book!"

Kate Hanson

"Did not love it...movie is much better imo"

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Piper Havens

"The book follows the movie quite well if you, like me, saw the movie first. The characters are more comical and their backstories are more deeply explored. I absolutely adored reading this book even though I’ve watched the movie repeatedly. This book is what got me back into reading."

Kay

"Great book for older kids. Definitely not for a young child as it does have some violence. "

Gabby

"Funny and classic at the same time. "

Ricky A

"The book is so well written and I loved how the author wrote the storyline. Such a good book it's a good book for a little bit older kids, but definitely recommend."

Izzy

"Growing up I watched the movie with my dad and I never knew there was a book. It did not disappoint! It is a wonderful story that transports the reader!"