Project Gutenberg 2013-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 700 Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1547 1616 Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes De Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes, Michel Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes Roux, George 1853 1929 Roux, Georges Roux, G. Furne, Charles 1794 1859 L'ingénieux chevalier Don Quichotte de la Manche 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 Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "L'ingénieux chevalier Don Quichotte de la Manche" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a novel written in the early 17th century. The story follows the delusional nobleman Don Quichotte, who, fueled by his obsession with chivalric romances, decides to become a knight-errant and sets out on whimsical adventures against imaginary foes, accompanied by his pragmatic squire, Sancho Panza. The novel explores themes of reality versus illusion, the nature of heroism, and the impact of literature on the human mind. The opening of "Don Quichotte" sets the scene by introducing the protagonist, a middle-aged hidalgo from a village in La Mancha, whose intense reading of chivalric tales leads him to lose his sanity. Convinced he must revive chivalry, he dons a rusty set of armor, takes his old horse, Rossinante, and renames himself Don Quichotte. He embarks on his first adventure under the belief that he is destined for grandeur, seeking to protect the helpless and restore justice. Cervantes masterfully establishes Don Quichotte's eccentric character and sets a whimsical tone that draws readers into the absurdity and charm of his quests. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42524/42524-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.3 (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 Category: French Literature 2368131 2025-08-17T08:09:13.218276 text/html 2319900 2013-04-13T13:58:50 text/html 34900029 2025-08-17T08:09:56.951004 application/epub+zip 34877353 2025-08-17T08:09:21.494198 application/epub+zip 964414 2025-08-17T08:09:16.899240 application/epub+zip 35451581 2025-08-17T08:10:21.836436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35208460 2025-08-17T08:09:46.547049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1451093 2022-09-19T12:13:31.308152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2131304 2025-08-17T08:09:07.336249 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2111298 2024-10-23T15:09:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20332 2025-08-17T08:10:22.252384 application/rdf+xml 6428 2025-08-17T08:09:17.127200 image/jpeg 1674 2025-08-17T08:09:17.019204 image/jpeg 34661006 2025-08-17T08:09:14.412258 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 es.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia