Project Gutenberg 2004-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 301 Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1547 1616 Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes De Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes, Michel Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes Doré, Gustave 1832 1883 Dore, Gustave Doré, Louis Christophe Paul Gustave Doré, Louis Auguste Gustave Dorè, Gustave Ormsby, John 1829 1895 The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 01 Reading ease score: 47.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Illustrated. Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 01" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written in the early 17th century. This work follows the comical and misadventurous journey of Don Quixote, a nobleman who becomes enamored with the romantic ideals of chivalry and sets out to revive knighthood in a world that has largely moved on from such notions. Accompanied by his loyal yet practical squire, Sancho Panza, Don Quixote engages in various misadventures that blend humor with profound insights about reality and illusion. At the start of this iconic story, Cervantes introduces Don Quixote as a gentleman from La Mancha who spends his days reading chivalric romances to the extent that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight-errant. The opening chapters detail his quirky character, his decision to embark on adventures, and his initial sally from home, which is filled with moments of both absurdity and relatability. Cervantes sets the tone for a narrative rich in both humor and social commentary, as Don Quixote's noble intentions often clash comically with the harsh realities of the world around him, foreshadowing a captivating exploration of dreams versus reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction Picaresque literature Romances PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 194856 189915 2024-10-03T07:00:28.901302 2023-10-03T06:47:38.250984 text/html text/html 183035 2020-12-29T06:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2108113 2020-12-29T06:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1828791 2024-10-03T07:00:34.960270 application/epub+zip 1825017 2024-10-03T07:00:31.036284 application/epub+zip 145649 2024-10-03T07:00:29.590327 application/epub+zip 1889794 2024-10-03T07:00:37.640285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1871725 2024-10-03T07:00:34.086271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198648 2022-09-03T09:20:18.228796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182892 182885 2024-10-03T07:00:28.146298 2023-10-03T06:47:38.033979 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 182696 2020-12-29T06:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71720 2020-12-29T06:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22733 2024-10-03T07:00:37.792255 application/rdf+xml 18664 2024-10-03T07:00:30.080298 image/jpeg 2554 2024-10-03T07:00:29.873304 image/jpeg 2128994 2024-10-03T07:00:29.061336 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia