Project Gutenberg 2004-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 107 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 2, Part 28 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 28" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written during the early 17th century, a significant period in the Spanish Golden Age. This section of the book continues the adventures of Don Quixote, a misguided nobleman who fervently believes he is a knight-errant destined to revive chivalry. The tale showcases his delusional exploits and the comical interactions he has with the realistic world around him, often in the company of his pragmatic squire, Sancho Panza. In this chapter, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza embark on a new adventure that leads them to the river Ebro, where they encounter a supposed "enchanted bark," which is actually a small boat that floats away from the riverbank. Convinced that he must help someone in distress, Don Quixote commands Sancho to tie their animals and joins him on the boat. As they drift toward a water mill, Quixote mistakes the mills for a castle and believes he must confront the "monsters" for a noble quest. The situation quickly devolves into chaos when the millers rescue them from drowning as Don Quixote's delusions clash humorously with reality. Ultimately, this episode highlights the ongoing theme of the conflict between illusion and reality, characteristic of Cervantes' work, while also conveying the absurdity and humor in their adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat 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 79802 2025-07-03T05:49:52.498714 text/html 68433 2020-12-29T06:50:55 text/html 1685542 2025-07-03T05:49:55.743744 application/epub+zip 1680808 2025-07-03T05:49:53.370696 application/epub+zip 96919 2025-07-03T05:49:52.759723 application/epub+zip 1721859 2025-07-03T05:49:57.498649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1705867 2025-07-03T05:49:54.960687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128189 2022-09-03T09:24:43.318903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62359 2025-07-03T05:49:52.293678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62167 2020-12-29T06:50:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21955 2025-07-03T05:49:57.790668 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-07-03T05:49:52.878718 image/jpeg 2554 2025-07-03T05:49:52.818722 image/jpeg 2314679 2020-12-29T06:50:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 23932 2020-12-29T06:50:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 2331471 2025-07-03T05:49:52.552717 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