The Princess Bride
May 2013 · A&C Black
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The beloved novel that spawned the cult classic film. Embark on a tale of true love and swashbuckling adventure like no other.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father; prepare to die!
Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy.
When he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. But when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts - who never leaves survivors - her heart is broken.
Buttercup's charms draw the attention of the relentless Prince Humperdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths to make her his bride. But there are other plans afoot. Plans involving mercenaries, giants, criminal philosophers, villainous counts, and pirates. So begins one of modern storytelling's most beloved tales.
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'As brilliant and funny as its screen version' Observer
'One of the funniest, most original, and deeply moving novels I have read in a long time' Los Angeles Times
'Both modern and timeless' Neon
'A wonderful fairy tale' The Times
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father; prepare to die!
Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy.
When he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. But when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts - who never leaves survivors - her heart is broken.
Buttercup's charms draw the attention of the relentless Prince Humperdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths to make her his bride. But there are other plans afoot. Plans involving mercenaries, giants, criminal philosophers, villainous counts, and pirates. So begins one of modern storytelling's most beloved tales.
________________________
'As brilliant and funny as its screen version' Observer
'One of the funniest, most original, and deeply moving novels I have read in a long time' Los Angeles Times
'Both modern and timeless' Neon
'A wonderful fairy tale' The Times
Ratings and reviews
4.6
60 reviews
Angus Monro
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October 9, 2015
It's hard to argue with a classic, and honestly this book is much better than the movie. Goldman's constant asides are just hilarious, even if he does have a seriously warped view of history (but then, that's half the fun). And hats off to him for creating a new literary genre: fictional editing. That said, creating new genres is clearly a heady mix of strong brandy and, well, more strong brandy, and like Indigo he gets rather too indulgent with his laboriously long introductions and side tracks of his own side tracks (I am reminded of Haydn, who, having invented the symphony, proceed to write over 100 of the things; or Hugo, having invented the saga, gave sagas a permanently bad name by inserting entire chapters on Parisian architecture). But I suspect this is Goldman at his deliberately ironic worst: having editorially railed against Morgenstern's extended detours on Florinese politics, or on baggage packing & unpacking, he himself proceeds to do the same. So, until a non-fictional editor does a fresh edition without Goldman's boring bits, feel free to not read the introductions. They add nothing to the plot and you won't miss anything. And enjoy uproariously!
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Madeleine Langshaw
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December 1, 2014
And if not the best book, it's definitely up there among the best. The movie is equally brilliant.
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Tristan Jones
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May 24, 2015
Great for kids, and for adults. I can't wait to read this to my daughter
About the author
William Goldman wrote books and movies for over forty-five years. He won two Academy Awards (for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men) and three Lifetime Achievement awards in screenwriting. His novels The Princess Bride and Marathon Man, are also published by Bloomsbury. He died in 2018.
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