![]() ![]() 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. He presents his novel as being an abridged version of a work by the fictional Morgenstern, an author from the equally fictional country of Florin. ![]() 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. Morgensterns Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (. Simon Morgenstern is both a pseudonym and a narrative device invented by William Goldman to add another layer to his novel The Princess Bride. ![]() 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 henchman, 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. 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. ![]() 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.5 inches 450 pages "Here William Goldman?s beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers finally receives a beautiful illustrated treatment. Sepia tone illustrations by Michael Manomivibul throughout. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Morgensterns Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure has 15 reviews and 13 ratings. Back board has small bump on bottom corner. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ![]()
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