num_pages: 399
description: 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. When she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts - who never leaves survivors - her heart is broken. But her charms draw the attention of the relentless Prince Humberdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths to have Buttercup. So starts a fairy tale like no other, of fencing, fighting, torture, poison, true love, hate, revenge, giants, hunters, bad men, good men, beautifulest ladies, snakes, spiders, beasts, chases, escapes, lies, truths, passions and miracles.
language: English
title: The Princess Bride
titlecomplete: The Princess Bride
characters: Count Rugen, Buttercup, Ty Cobb, The Dread Pirate Roberts, Fezzik, Prince Humperdinck, Westley, Vizzini, Miracle Max, Inigo Montoya
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Comedy, Humor, Romance, Young Adult, Classics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 882909
publisher: Bloomsbury