The Princess Bride is both a book and a movie.
The movie, from 1987, is incredibly
corny. Most
people associate this story with that movie.
However, the book is very different. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC ADVENTURE BOOKS THAT EXISTS!
William Goldman wrote The Princess Bride as an abridged version of
S. Morgenstern's book, which is
said to be a satire about European Royalty. However, S. Morgenstern's book never existed-- Goldman wrote the book entirely himself.
The Princess Bride was published in 1973.