num_pages: 456
description: 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 henchmen, 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."Buttercup's Baby" is at the end of this edition.
language: English
title: The Princess Bride
titlecomplete: The Princess Bride
characters: Fezzik, Ty Cobb, Westley, Inigo Montoya, Count Rugen, The Dread Pirate Roberts, Miracle Max, Vizzini, Buttercup, Prince Humperdinck
genres: Young Adult, Classics, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Comedy, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Humor, Fantasy, Romance
ratings_count: 882936
publisher: Harcourt Inc