![]() ![]() ![]() William Goldman' s beloved novel has sold over one million copies. ![]() Nona Vero From the Publisher:īook Description Paperback. Is The Princess Bride a critique of classics like Ivanhoe and The Three Musketeers, that smother a ripping yarn under elaborate prose? A wry look at the differences between fairy tales and real life? Simply a funny, frenetic adventure? No matter how you read it, you'll put it on your "keeper" shelf. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts he cut out. Goldman frames the fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story: his father, who came from Florin, abridged the book as he read it to his son. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "Fencing. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. ![]()
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