Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 195 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 09 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 09" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written in the early 17th century. The novel centers around the misadventures of Don Quixote, an aging nobleman who becomes so enamored by tales of chivalry that he decides to become a knight-errant himself. In this part of the story, we encounter new characters and themes that highlight Don Quixote's misguided quest for nobility and honor. The opening portion delves into an encounter between Don Quixote and a distraught character named Cardenio. As they converse, Cardenio reveals his tragic backstory, involving a thwarted romance with a noblewoman named Luscinda and betrayal by his friend, Don Fernando. Meanwhile, Don Quixote is determined to assist Cardenio in his time of need, reflecting his perpetual devotion to the knightly ideal. However, Cardenio's mental anguish leads to a brief conflict, further demonstrating the effects of love and madness. This mix of emotional depth and comedic misadventures sets the stage for the absurdity and poignancy that define Cervantes's masterpiece. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.8 (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: Adventure Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature 148996 2025-08-03T05:51:12.775271 text/html 137257 2020-12-29T06:42:26 text/html 1834937 2025-08-03T05:51:16.533296 application/epub+zip 1831525 2025-08-03T05:51:13.620280 application/epub+zip 125303 2025-08-03T05:51:13.052251 application/epub+zip 1886015 2025-08-03T05:51:18.761243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1868752 2025-08-03T05:51:15.766273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169209 2022-09-03T09:21:18.197778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129903 2025-08-03T05:51:12.532269 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129706 2020-12-29T06:42:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21625 2025-08-03T05:51:19.064225 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-08-03T05:51:13.172255 image/jpeg 2554 2025-08-03T05:51:13.110292 image/jpeg 2176187 2020-12-29T06:42:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 49763 2020-12-29T06:42:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 2194576 2025-08-03T05:51:12.832271 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia