Издания и произведения

Культовая современная сказка Уильяма Голдмана, знаменитого писателя и сценариста, лауреата «Оскара» («Буч Кэссиди и Малыш Сандэнс», «Вся президентская рать», «Марафонец»). Книга, послужившая основой не менее культового романтического фильма (режиссер Роб Райнер, в главных ролях Робин Райт, Кэри Элвес, Мэнди Патинкин), музыку для которого написал Марк Нопфлер. Лютик — первая красавица столетия. Стоило ее возлюбленному Уэстли пропасть на несколько лет, а к ней уже сватается сам флоринский принц Хампердинк, ее готовится похитить троица отъявленных головорезов, ее преследует таинственный незнакомец в черном. Но настоящая любовь поможет…

Што атрымаецца, калі дочкі паспяховага пісьменніка і сцэнарыста папросяць у бацькі казку (адна - пра прынцэсу, другая - пра нявесту)? Так, атрымаецца цудоўны твор, які стане класікай свайго жанру і ўвойдзе ў рознагу кшталту спісы найлепшых фэнтэзійных кніг XX стагоддзя. Неверагодныя рамантычныя прыгоды "Прынцэсы-нявесты" будуць цікавыя старэйшым дзецям і падлеткам, а іронія і элементы пародыі істотна пашыраць чытацкую аўдыторыю. "Фехтаванне. Бітва. Катаванне. Атрута. Сапраўднае каханне. Нянавісць. Помста. Волаты. Паляўнічыя. Нядобрыя людзі. Добрыя людзі. Найпрыгажэйшыя паненкі. Змеі. Павукі. Звяругі любых відаў і ўяўленняў. Боль. Смерць.…

Here William Goldman’s beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers finally receives a beautiful illustrated treatment. A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts—The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic.

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 (no 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 fairy tale like no other, of fencing, poison, true love, hate, revenge, giants, bad men, good men, snakes, spiders, chases, escapes, lies, truths, passion and miracles, and ... a damn fine story.

A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts - The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic. As Florin and Guilder teeter on the verge of war, the reluctant Princess Buttercup is devasted by the loss of her true love, kidnapped by a mercenary and his henchman, rescued by a pirate, forced to marry Prince Humperdinck, and rescued once again by the very crew who absconded with her in the first place. In the course of this dazzling adventure, she'll meet Vizzini - the criminal philosopher who'll do anything for a bag of gold; Fezzik - the gentle…

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? As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the "S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. 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. Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere. What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few…

William Goldman's beloved novel has sold over one million copies. A movie, released twenty years ago, perfectly captured the spirit of the book and has introduced new fans to its pages ever since. In 1941 a young boy lies bedridden from pneumonia. His perpetually disheveled and unattractive father, an immigrant from Florin with terribly broken English, shuffles into his bedroom carrying a book. The boy wants to know if it has any sports. His father says, "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death.…

In a Renaissance-era world, a beautiful woman named Buttercup lives on a farm in the country of Florin. She delights in verbally abusing the farm hand Westley, referring to him as “farm boy,” by demanding that he perform chores for her. Westley's only answer is “As you wish”, which represents his great affection for her. After Buttercup realizes the true meaning of the words, as well as the fact that she returns his love, Westley leaves to seek his fortune so they can marry. Buttercup later receives word that his ship was attacked at sea by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who is notorious for killing all those whose vessels he boards. Believing…

Классическая сказка о настоящей любви и невероятных приключениях. Добро пожаловать в фантастический мир прекрасных замков, жутких подземелий, бескрайних океанов, лесов и гор. Чтобы спасти свою возлюбленную, прекрасную невесту, отважный герой преодолевает немыслимые препятствия и совершает невероятные подвиги. Полное название книги - The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure. Она представлена как сделанная У.Голдманом адаптация более ранней книги писателя С.Моргенштерна — великого флоренского сатирика. "...Восхитительная, динамичная, насыщенная приключениями сказка о любви и мести, преданности и…