Flailing and thrashing, Buttercup wept and tossed and paced and wept some more, and there have been three great cases of jealousy since David of Galilee was first afflicted with the emotion when he could no longer stand the fact that his neighbor Saul's cactus outshone his own.Even as it was, nobody within a thousand miles wanted to mess with him. If there had been a Europe, he would have been the most powerful man in it. Prince Humperdinck actually ran things.What you do with it will be of more than passing interest to us all. Anyway, here's the 'good parts' version.He never bothered with the serious side at all. But my father only read me the action stuff, the good parts.

The Princess Bride belonged to my father. Slumped and squinting and halting over words, giving me Morgenstern's masterpiece as best he could. Even today, that's how I summon back my father when the need arises.For some reason, I test very high on forgettability. It doesn't bother me all that much, except I guess that's a lie it does. It's not a paranoid thing I just have this habit of slipping through memories. This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex. He's reconstructed the 'Good Parts Version' to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the 'good parts' reached his ears. What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be.well.a lot less than the man of her dreams?Īs a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. some surrounding creasing.īook itself looks new and unread. Overall in excellent condition with some edge wear on and around top of spine one small sealed tear on back w. Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.ĭust jacket is housed in protective mylar jacket. Printed by The Science Fiction Book Club in the early 90's. The Princess Bride by William Goldman RARE BOOK CLUB EDITION HARCOURT BRACE & CO.

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