Project Gutenberg 2009-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 270 Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1547 1616 Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes De Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes, Michel Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes Goeverneur, J. J. A. (Johan Jacob Antonie) 1809 1889 Goeverneur, Johan Jacob Antonie Goeverneur, J.J.A. Don Quichot van La Mancha Avonturen van Don Quichot Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Don Quichot van La Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a novel written in the early 17th century. The story follows the adventures of Don Quichot, a delusional nobleman who, influenced by his obsession with chivalric romances, decides to become a knight-errant. He sets out on a quest to revive chivalry and embark on heroic adventures, convinced that he is destined for greatness. The opening of the novel introduces us to Don Quichot, a middle-aged gentleman from La Mancha who has become infatuated with tales of knights and valor. Driven mad by his extensive reading, he resolves to become a knight himself and sets out on a quest for glory with his old horse, Rocinante. His first challenge comes when he attempts to don a battered suit of armor and names himself after his noble ideals. Despite the lack of practicality and the absurdity of his armor and horse, he is determined to pursue his dreams of knighthood. The chapter sets the stage for the comedic and tragic misadventures that await him as he navigates his distorted perception of reality while inadvertently causing chaos in the world around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction Picaresque literature Romances PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 572694 569209 2024-09-12T09:04:08.000833 2023-09-12T12:14:01.254718 text/html text/html 569644 2021-01-04T22:40:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1144319 2021-01-04T22:40:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1196587 2024-09-12T09:04:16.526804 application/epub+zip 1202274 2024-09-12T09:04:09.930842 application/epub+zip 284269 2024-09-12T09:04:08.926822 application/epub+zip 1383587 2024-09-12T09:04:21.664771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1318277 2024-09-12T09:04:15.599838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401436 2022-09-13T09:15:02.098617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497984 497916 2024-09-12T09:04:06.803850 2023-09-12T12:14:00.130713 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 497795 2021-01-04T22:40:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185493 2021-01-04T22:40:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20575 2024-09-12T09:04:21.817766 application/rdf+xml 34373 2024-09-12T09:04:09.040848 image/jpeg 4317 2024-09-12T09:04:08.983831 image/jpeg 1145210 2024-09-12T09:04:08.078855 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