Project Gutenberg 2005-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 158 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quichotte 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.) Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. 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 Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature 1358469 2025-07-07T05:24:54.398238 text/html 1358290 2025-01-15T18:35:46.885560 text/html 600069 2025-07-07T05:25:07.274177 application/epub+zip 622755 2025-07-07T05:24:58.225181 application/epub+zip 593906 2025-07-07T05:24:56.825189 application/epub+zip 1096006 2025-07-07T05:25:14.588113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1049022 2025-07-07T05:25:06.333170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 993324 2022-09-08T01:09:52.604245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1298504 2025-07-07T05:24:53.724210 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1266603 2020-12-11T05:10:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22200 2025-07-07T05:25:14.720097 application/rdf+xml 23264 2025-07-07T05:24:57.317203 image/jpeg 4534 2025-07-07T05:24:57.072188 image/jpeg 477551 2020-12-11T05:10:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 591204 2005-06-14T16:01:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 594532 2025-07-07T05:24:54.509209 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia fr.wikipedia