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Author Goldman, William, 1931-2018.

Title The princess bride : S. Morgenstern's classic tale of true love and high adventure : the "good parts" version / William Goldman
Edition Abridged
Published London : Bloomsbury, 2008
London, England : Bloomsbury, 2008
©1973
©1973

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 W'PONDS  810.54 G6198 A6/P 2008  AVAILABLE
 MELB  810.54 G6198 A6/P 2008  DUE 03-04-24
Description 317 pages ; 20 cm
regular print
Summary FICTION. Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy, and when he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. So when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts (no survivors) her heart is broken. But her charms draw the attention of the relentless Prince Humperdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths to have Buttercup. So starts a fairy tale like no other, of fencing, poison, true love, hate, revenge, giants, bad men, good men, snakes, spiders, chases, escapes, lies, truths, passion and miracles
Analysis American fantasy fiction
Notes Originally published in 1973
Subject Young adult fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Adventure stories -- Juvenile fiction.
Romance fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Princesses -- Fiction.
Kidnapping -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Action and adventure fiction.
Adventure fiction
Love stories
Fantasy fiction.
Young adult works.
Fantasy fiction.
Young adult fiction
Teen fiction
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Humorous fiction.
ISBN 9780747590583