The princess bride : S. Morgenstern's classic tale of true love and high adventure : the "good parts" version
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Never Whistle at Night: an Indigenous dark fiction anthology
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Pretty Girls
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Home Fire
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Catalina
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This was the first hardcover edition of the Princess bride, published in 1973. It was presented as though it was authored by S. Morgenstern and abridged by William Goldman, with Goldman's abridgment commentary being presented in striking red text. This was an uncommon text color choice and remains uncommon today, making this edition rather valuable. The cover was designed by Wendell Minor.
The cover art for the 1974 paperback edition published by Ballentine books was HIGHLY controversial, due to the imagery of a naked woman on the front and also the lack of relevance any part of the illustration has to the actual book. They stopped printing this edition with this cover art after just a week, so there are only about a thousand copies in existance. It is also the last edition to feature Goldman's abridgment comments in red ink, making it very valuable. Abby Rose actually owns a copy of this rare book, and it was the first copy of the book she had ever seen!
The 1977 Ballantine books edition of the princess bride was unique for two reasons: the intricate illustrated map that came with the paperback book and the eye catching slogan on the front: "A hot Fairy tale." The back cover is even funnier.
This is the back cover of the 1977 edition with its... unique plot summary.
And here is the fold out map included with the 1977 Princess Bride paperback.
This edition of the book confuses many collectors of the book who think it is the first edition, when it reality it is just an alternate printing of the book that came out the same year. The Science Fiction Book Club is a science fiction book club founded in 1953 by Doubleday, which sells and publishes Science Fiction books and exclusives of all kinds, including The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and books in the Inheritance Cycle. It is confusing because this edition and the original first edition have the same ISBN number, but they are in fact distinct printings. You can further tell that they were not printed by the same company because this edition features Goldman's abridgment comments in italics rather than red text.
In 2014 the Folio Society Published this illustrated edition of the Princess Bride with art by Mark Thomas. The illustrations are in the style of graphic novels and seem to be influenced by the film.
This edition released in 2013 to mark the 30th anniversary of the book's publication. It contains 50 illustrations in sepia tone by Michael Manomivibul. The illustrations in this edition are also used in the Easton Press leather bound edition of the same year.
Home Fire is a contemporary adaptation of the play Antigone by the Greek playwright Sophocles. Antigone was originally performed in or around 442 BCE and is considered one of the classic Greek tragedies. It follows the events after the Theban War and centers on the character Antigone, daughter of Oedipus and Iocasta. The play explores themes of obedience to the gods and to one's country, fate and free will, and power (among others!).
If you want to explore the source material, there are many translations available through the library in print and electronic format. You can also find copies in the original Greek! The list below includes some editions of the text. Antigone and other works by (and about) Sophocles can be found in the call number range PA 4413 - PA 4434. Antigone specifically has the call number PA 4414.A7.
The Antigone of Sophocles; an English version
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Sophocles - Antigone
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Bilingual Selections from Sophocles' Antigone
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Holy Cross Libraries subscribe to the National Theatre Collection, providing access to recordings of National Theatre broadcasts and stage performances. You can access a recording of the 2020 National Theatre production of Antigone, starring Jodie Whittaker, written by Don Taylor, and directed by Polly Findlay. Follow the link below to view.
Merchant, D. M. (2022). Antigone by Sophocles. Salem Press Encyclopedia of Literature. Permalink
Brown, A. (2016, March 07). Antigone (1). Oxford Classical Dictionary. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.487
