The Princess Bride

4.2 avg 1477 votes

About this book

*The Princess Bride is a timeless tale that pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. This incredible journey and artfully rendered love story is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, memorable surprises both terrible and sublime, and such unforgettable characters as...* **Westley**, the handsome farm boy who risks death (and much worse) for the woman he loves; **Inigo**, the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father's death; **Fezzik**, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his bear hands; **Vizzini**, the evil Sicilian, with a mind so keen he's foiled by his own perfect logic; **Prince Humperdinck**, the eviler ruler of Guilder, who has an equally insatiable thirst for war and beauteous Buttercup; **Count Rugen**, the evilest man of all, who thrives on the excruciating pain of others; **Miracle Max**, the King's ex-Miracle Man, who can raise the dead (kind of); and, of course, **Buttercup**... the princess bride, the most perfect, beautiful woman in the history of the world!

4.2 ★★★★☆ average of 4 sources · 1477 votes
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4.2/5 · 1477 readers · 399 pages · ≈ 7 h 23 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The Princess Bride?

About ≈ 7 h 23 m — 399 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Princess Bride~7 h 23 m

How many pages is The Princess Bride?

399 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Princess Bride399

What genre is The Princess Bride?

It sits on the Fantasy, Fiction shelves.

Is The Princess Bride in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote The Princess Bride?

William Goldman.

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