Book Fair: Rapoport on Goldman/Morgenstern

My friend Nancy Rapoport, attempting to raise the tone of the Underbelly summer Book Fair, recommends: William Goldman, The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (25th anniv. ed. 1998). The Amazon blurb says in part:

The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "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. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles."

Nancy is a busy blogger in her own right (link). Again, recall that for your convenience, we will be collecting all the Book Fair posts here.