The Princess Bride

The beloved novel that spawned the cult classic film. Embark on a tale of true love and swashbuckling adventure like no other.

Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father; prepare to die!

Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy.

When he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. But when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts - who never leaves survivors - her heart is broken.

Buttercup’s charms draw the attention of the relentless Prince Humperdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths to make her his bride. But there are other plans afoot. Plans involving mercenaries, giants, criminal philosophers, villainous counts, and pirates. So begins one of modern storytelling’s most beloved tales.
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‘As brilliant and funny as its screen version’ Observer

‘One of the funniest, most original, and deeply moving novels I have read in a long time’ Los Angeles Times

‘Both modern and timeless’ Neon

‘A wonderful fairy tale’ The Times

“'There's nothing fluffy about The Princess Bride. The rocket-powered narrative tricks you without being merely tricksy, and is both modern and timeless'”

‘One of the most laconic, tightly-plotted tales of mythical morality you'll ever read, an anti-establishment satire disguised as a love story, more of a scary tale than a fairy tale' Uncut
‘There's nothing fluffy about The Princess Bride. The rocket-powered narrative tricks you without being merely tricksy, and is both modern and timeless' Neon
‘A funny thriller for readers who are about ten years of age or wish they were ... Readers of a nervous disposition should be prepared to skim rapidly over the Zoo of Death episode or stick to fiction meant for grown-ups' Spectator
‘A spoof fairytale ... Terrific' Daily Telegraph
‘One of the funniest, most original, and deeply moving novels I have read in a long time' - Los Angeles Times

William Goldman wrote books and movies for over forty-five years. He won two Academy Awards (for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men) and three Lifetime Achievement awards in screenwriting. His novels The Princess Bride and Marathon Man, are also published by Bloomsbury. He died in 2018.

First published in 1973, The Princess Bride is a cult book which later became a cult film. It tells the story of Buttercup, the most beautiful girl in the world. And of fencing, fighting, torture, poison, true love, hate, revenge, giants, hunters, bad men, good men, beautifulest ladies, snakes, spiders, beasts, chases, escapes, lies, truths, passion, and miracles.

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