Project Gutenberg 2004-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 29082 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, Complete Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written during the early 17th century, specifically in the period known as the Spanish Golden Age. The book revolves around the character of Don Quixote, a nobleman who, inspired by the romantic tales of chivalry he has read, sets out on a quest to revive chivalric virtues and engage in adventures, often leading to absurd and comical situations. Accompanied by his practical squire, Sancho Panza, the story explores themes of idealism versus reality, the nature of heroism, and the folly of romanticized visions of the past. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Don Quixote as an aging gentleman from La Mancha who becomes so engrossed in the chivalric novels of the past that he loses his sanity and resolves to become a knight-errant. He dons antiquated armor that belonged to his great-great-grandfather, names his old horse Rocinante, and set off into the world to seek glory, although he is unaware of the chaotic and often ridiculous outcomes his delusions will lead to. Cervantes sets the stage for various misadventures, highlighting Quixote's noble yet misguided aspirations, and introduces Sancho Panza, who provides a stark contrast with his down-to-earth pragmatism, promising an engaging duality between lofty ideals and harsh truths in their journey together. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/5921/5921-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/5921/5921-h/images/bookcover.jpg Reading ease score: 46.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction Picaresque literature Romances PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings Banned Books from Anne Haight's list 6 Best Loved Spanish Literary Classics Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature 1294444 2025-07-03T05:48:20.634649 text/html 1288661 2023-03-23T00:29:02 text/html 20819158 2025-07-03T05:48:49.028075 application/epub+zip 20793063 2025-07-03T05:48:28.129619 application/epub+zip 581803 2025-07-03T05:48:22.095649 application/epub+zip 21071164 2025-07-03T05:49:02.871962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20959408 2025-07-03T05:48:40.058578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 843090 2022-09-03T09:22:54.556050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1212118 2025-07-03T05:48:18.842718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1211839 2023-03-23T00:30:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22905 2025-07-03T05:49:03.145918 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-07-03T05:48:22.277637 image/jpeg 2554 2025-07-03T05:48:22.185662 image/jpeg 453687 2023-03-23T00:31:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 28945823 2023-03-23T00:32:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 28882096 2025-07-03T05:48:21.224687 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 fr.wikipedia es.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia