Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 133 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 06 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 06" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written during the early 17th century, a time that marks the transition between the Renaissance and the Baroque period. This iconic work follows the misadventures of Don Quixote, an aging nobleman who becomes delusional after reading too many chivalric romances, leading him to believe he is a wandering knight. The book addresses themes of reality versus illusion, the nature of heroism, and the influence of literature on life. In this part of the story, Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza find themselves at an inn that Quixote mistakes for a castle. After a series of humorous and chaotic events, including Quixote's delusional encounters with the innkeeper's daughter and a misunderstanding that leads to a brawl, the two characters endure physical misfortunes. Don Quixote believes himself to be the object of an amorous adventure and refuses the advances of a serving girl, all while Sancho suffers from being tossed in a blanket by some inn patrons. The absurdity of the knight's perceptions and the comedic calamities that ensue reflect Cervantes' sharp humor and critical view of chivalric ideals. Ultimately, this section highlights both the absurdity of Quixote's lofty aspirations and the often harsh realities faced by him and Sancho. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction Picaresque literature Romances PQ Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature 71154 2025-07-03T05:46:57.787562 text/html 60803 2020-12-29T06:41:39 text/html 1399695 2025-07-03T05:47:00.883588 application/epub+zip 1395395 2025-07-03T05:46:58.659542 application/epub+zip 94325 2025-07-03T05:46:58.072581 application/epub+zip 1433764 2025-07-03T05:47:02.534043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1419579 2025-07-03T05:47:00.164534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124311 2022-09-03T09:20:54.589079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55447 2025-07-03T05:46:57.604560 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55252 2020-12-29T06:41:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21998 2025-07-03T05:47:02.672049 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-07-03T05:46:58.192541 image/jpeg 2554 2025-07-03T05:46:58.131564 image/jpeg 1991650 2020-12-29T06:41:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 21455 2020-12-29T06:41:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 2008100 2025-07-03T05:46:57.830583 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia