Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 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 10 Reading ease score: 25.4 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Illustrated. Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 10" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written in the early 17th century, during the Spanish Golden Age. This timeless work follows the adventures of Don Quixote, an idealistic knight-errant, and his loyal squire, Sancho Panza, as they navigate the challenges and absurdities of a world that often seems devoid of chivalric values. The book's central theme revolves around the nature of reality versus illusion, exploring the fine line between sanity and madness through its richly drawn characters and humorous escapades. In this part of the narrative, the story focuses on a young woman named Dorothea, who recounts her poignant tale of love and betrayal involving Don Fernando, the younger son of a duke. Despite her humble origins, she captures the heart of a nobleman, only to face the cruel abandonment once he marries another. As Dorothea reveals her experiences of deceit and her ultimate decision to seek out Don Fernando, the emotional depth of her story resonates with Cardenio, another character marked by tragic love. The intricate intertwining of their stories, along with the whimsical lens of Don Quixote's adventures, serves to highlight themes of honor, virtue, and the quest for redemption amid societal expectations. (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 66946 63716 2024-11-03T07:00:26.425494 2023-10-03T06:48:29.453418 text/html text/html 57445 2020-12-29T06:42:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2177293 2020-12-29T06:42:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1540063 2024-11-03T07:00:30.030515 application/epub+zip 1535252 2024-11-03T07:00:27.441496 application/epub+zip 92612 2024-11-03T07:00:26.705549 application/epub+zip 1572498 2024-11-03T07:00:31.831487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1558816 2024-11-03T07:00:29.019480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122121 2022-09-03T09:21:25.719837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52781 52774 2024-11-03T07:00:26.256515 2023-10-03T06:48:29.324434 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 52590 2020-12-29T06:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20665 2020-12-29T06:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22941 2024-11-03T07:00:31.981489 application/rdf+xml 18664 2024-11-03T07:00:26.834522 image/jpeg 2554 2024-11-03T07:00:26.769513 image/jpeg 2202595 2024-11-03T07:00:26.469574 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia