Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 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 08 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Illustrated. Reading ease score: 48.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 08" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written in the early 17th century during the Spanish Golden Age. The book follows the misadventures of Don Quixote, a man who becomes so enamored with tales of chivalry that he decides to become a knight-errant himself. In this particular part, the narrative delves into Don Quixote's experiences in the Sierra Morena, where he faces new challenges and encounters various characters, illustrating both the absurdity and the noble aspirations of his quest. In this segment of the story, Don Quixote and his loyal squire, Sancho Panza, find themselves hiding in the Sierra Morena after a series of mishaps. They discover a mysterious saddle-pad and valise, discovering its contents—a significant sum of gold and various personal items, which they suspect belong to a tragic figure. Their curiosity leads them to encounter a mad young man, who appears to be the owner of the items, a revelation filled with pathos as he struggles with his past. The narrative highlights themes of honor, mistaken identities, and the contrasts between idealism and reality, which are central to Don Quixote's journey and the human experience. (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 62794 58558 2025-01-09T21:01:12.078777 2023-10-03T06:48:17.487312 text/html text/html 51670 2020-12-29T06:42:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3204735 2020-12-29T06:42:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2075472 2025-01-09T21:01:16.392760 application/epub+zip 2068936 2025-01-09T21:01:13.412793 application/epub+zip 90201 2025-01-09T21:01:12.460767 application/epub+zip 2104322 2025-01-09T21:01:18.333776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2088852 2025-01-09T21:01:15.080764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118597 2022-09-03T09:21:10.171208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45945 45938 2025-01-09T21:01:11.873774 2023-10-03T06:48:17.333296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45748 2020-12-29T06:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17749 2020-12-29T06:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22974 2025-01-09T21:01:18.475715 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-01-09T21:01:12.583753 image/jpeg 2554 2025-01-09T21:01:12.520746 image/jpeg 3231396 2025-01-09T21:01:12.228802 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