The 30th Anniversary Edition hasĪ footnote that the three pages of the reunion scene were nowĪvailable online. Updated periodically the 1987 revision mentioned the movie, while theĢ5th Anniversary Edition published the letter with an addendum about That Goldman and his publishers encountered with the MorgensternĮstate and its lawyer, Kermit Shog. Scene, the letter detailed the (obviously fictitious) legal problems In to the publisher and did receive a letter, but instead of an extra Jovanovich now Random House) and request a copy. The 'Reunion Scene' to write to the publisher (formerly Harcourt Brace Reunion between Buttercup and Westley, but, he said, his publisher He did write one original scene, a loving In the novel's commentary, Goldman writes that he added nothing to the If you look up the book (hardcover edition) on the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books website, you will see a link to the 'Reunion Scene' on the side. So what was the 'reunion scene' that you would get if you wrote to the publisher or visited the website? Was it actually an additional narrative, or was it just an additional joke, such as claiming that the manuscript was lost as the book went to print? Just go to the Internet and log on to You'll see it right on your very own computer screen.Īs it turns out, that URL goes to a dead link, and 's only history is an error page. If you don't want to wait to read the reunion scene, you no longer have to. The purpose of this is to announce that time has marched on. *I've been writing since Eisenhower's been president and I think this is my first asterisk. My eBook copy also includes an asterisk after the address that, when followed to the last page, says this:

Unfortunately, the company no longer exists at the address given. So as a compromise, Goldman tells you to write to his publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and they will send you the 'missing scene'. In The Princess Bride by William Goldman, there is an extended section where the author says that he wanted to include a reunion scene when Buttercup first discovers that the 'man in black' is in fact her beloved Westley, but his editor didn't want it in.

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