The Princess Bride - S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure. Abridged version
Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
Auflage | 1999 |
Seiten | 416 |
Format | 20 cm |
Gewicht | 294 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0747545189 |
EAN | 9780747545187 |
Bestell-Nr | 74754518EA |
Classic swashbuckling adventure story for children and adults alike, featuring pirates, giants and all sorts of beasts
Classic swashbuckling adventure story for children and adults alike, featuring pirates, giants and all sorts of beasts
Klappentext:
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. So 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 Humperdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths to have Buttercup. So starts a fairytale 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, passion and miracles.
Rezension:
\'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