359 875d52ad-790b-4df9-acf2-27bcbaf3c8d2 The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure William Goldman calibre (0.6.35) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 2007-10-01T00:00:00 UND SUMMARY: William Goldman’s beloved novel has sold over one million copies. A movie, released twenty years ago, perfectly captured the spirit of the book and has introduced new fans to its pages ever since. In 1941 a young boy lies bedridden from pneumonia. His perpetually disheveled and unattractive father, an immigrant from Florin with terribly broken English, shuffles into his bedroom carrying a book. The boy wants to know if it has any sports. His father says, "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passions. Miracles." And the little boy, though he doesn’t know it, is about to change forever. As Goldman says, "What happened was just this. I got hooked on the story." And coming generations of readers will, too. And coming generations of readers will too. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9780156035217 Fantasy General Fiction Fantasy - General Fiction - Fantasy Classics Science Fiction And Fantasy Historical Romance Action & Adventure Fantasy - Historical Princes Love stories Adventure fiction Princesses Good and evil Goldman William - Prose & Criticism Romance - Fantasy