Questions tagged [the-princess-bride]
Fantasy romance/comedy novel published in 1973, and adapted into a classic film in 1987, both written by William Goldman. Framed as a story read to a child (in the novel, a "just the good bits" version), Westley and Buttercup's true love must overcome a possessive prince, kidnapping, swordsmen, giants, pirates, swamps, torture, and a slight case of death.