Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 134 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 11 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 11" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a novel written during the early 17th century, a time marked by the Spanish Golden Age. This literary work continues the tale of the delusional yet noble knight, Don Quixote, as he embarks on a series of misadventures driven by his fervent desire to revive chivalry and protect the helpless. The narrative explores themes of idealism versus reality through its complex characters and humorous situations. In this portion of the novel, the plot thickens as various characters converge, including Dorothea, who seeks Don Quixote's help to reclaim her lost honor and kingdom from a treacherous suitor. Cardenio, another character entwined in stories of love and loss, finds solidarity with Dorothea in their shared misfortunes. The group cleverly devises a plan to appeal to Don Quixote's sense of duty by presenting Dorothea as a distressed damsel seeking assistance. Through humor and deception, they hope to guide him back from the brink of his madness and restore order. The interplay of mistaken identities and the pursuit of noble quests highlights Cervantes' satire of romantic ideals while revealing the depth of the human experience in the face of hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 36.0 (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 60974 2025-08-03T05:51:24.592201 text/html 51280 2020-12-29T06:42:54 text/html 1410346 2025-08-03T05:51:27.852196 application/epub+zip 1404997 2025-08-03T05:51:25.503250 application/epub+zip 90127 2025-08-03T05:51:24.840208 application/epub+zip 1440716 2025-08-03T05:51:29.489197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1427177 2025-08-03T05:51:26.998233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118567 2022-09-03T09:21:32.210916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46410 2025-08-03T05:51:24.415209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46219 2020-12-29T06:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21507 2025-08-03T05:51:29.637173 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-08-03T05:51:24.961195 image/jpeg 2554 2025-08-03T05:51:24.901195 image/jpeg 2199725 2020-12-29T06:42:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 17838 2020-12-29T06:42:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 2220680 2025-08-03T05:51:24.639262 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