Project Gutenberg 2005-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 126 Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1547 1616 Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes De Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes, Michel Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes Viardot, Louis 1800 1883 Viardo L'ingénieux hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche - Tome I Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits; this text is also available at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com "L'ingénieux hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche - Tome I" by Cervantes Saavedra is a novel written in the early 17th century. The book follows the adventures of a deluded gentleman, Don Quichotte, who, in his obsession with chivalric literature, decides to become a knight-errant and embark on a quest to revive chivalry and right the wrongs of the world. His faithful squire, Sancho Panza, accompanies him on his misadventures, which are marked by a blend of comic mishap and profound commentary on the nature of reality and idealism. The opening of the novel introduces the character of Don Quichotte, a Spanish hidalgo who becomes so engrossed in tales of knighthood that he loses his sanity and resolves to become a knight himself. He rummages through his belongings to don his ancestors' rusted armor and mounts an old horse, Rossinante, while giving himself the name Don Quichotte de la Manche. The prologue sets the tone for the story, hinting at the blend of humor and social critique that lies ahead. As Don Quichotte prepares for his quest, the narrative takes shape, hinting at the various misadventures that await him as he steps into the wide world, fueled by his chivalric fantasies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction Picaresque literature Romances PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 591204 2005-06-14T16:01:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1358297 1358164 2024-10-07T08:36:28.343142 2023-09-07T09:34:33.738425 text/html text/html 1358290 1358157 2024-10-07T08:36:28.746179 2023-09-07T09:34:33.938422 text/html text/html 600000 2024-10-07T08:36:43.704063 application/epub+zip 622783 2024-10-07T08:36:33.436147 application/epub+zip 593933 2024-10-07T08:36:31.576138 application/epub+zip 1095984 2024-10-07T08:36:52.144033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1049022 2024-10-07T08:36:42.688066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 993324 2022-09-08T01:09:52.604245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1298504 1298422 2024-10-07T08:36:27.579170 2023-09-07T09:34:33.163408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1266603 2020-12-11T05:10:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 477551 2020-12-11T05:10:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 23004 2024-10-07T08:36:52.284015 application/rdf+xml 23264 2024-10-07T08:36:32.428144 image/jpeg 4534 2024-10-07T08:36:32.003140 image/jpeg 594471 2024-10-07T08:36:28.874145 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog es.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia