Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 165 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 34 HTML file Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 34" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written during the early 17th century. This humorous and satirical work follows the misadventures of Don Quixote, a nobleman who becomes unhinged by reading too many chivalric romances, and his practical squire, Sancho Panza. The story reflects on themes of reality versus illusion, the nature of heroism, and the folly of idealism, set against the backdrop of Spanish society at the time. In this part of the narrative, Don Quixote is eagerly anticipating a duel to defend the honor of a damsel, while Sancho Panza struggles with his own misfortunes after abandoning his short-lived governorship of an "island." As the story unfolds, Sancho accidentally falls into a pit while seeking shelter, only to be rescued later by Don Quixote and the duke and duchess. Meanwhile, the duke orchestrates a mock duel between Don Quixote and his servant, who unexpectedly yields out of a sudden infatuation. Throughout these escapades, the narrative interweaves comedic misfortunes and reflections on the complexities of honor and duty, ultimately portraying the absurdity of their respective quests. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.4 (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 90105 2025-08-03T05:54:31.787306 text/html 78212 2020-12-29T06:52:20 text/html 1723608 2025-08-03T05:54:35.290304 application/epub+zip 1719700 2025-08-03T05:54:32.698279 application/epub+zip 102171 2025-08-03T05:54:32.094302 application/epub+zip 1762615 2025-08-03T05:54:37.150299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1746547 2025-08-03T05:54:34.452273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135597 2022-09-03T09:25:29.122771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71691 2025-08-03T05:54:31.575316 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71500 2020-12-29T06:52:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21461 2025-08-03T05:54:37.293269 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-08-03T05:54:32.246304 image/jpeg 2554 2025-08-03T05:54:32.160328 image/jpeg 2091209 2020-12-29T06:52:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 27924 2020-12-29T06:52:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 2109254 2025-08-03T05:54:31.839336 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 en.wikipedia es.wikipedia fr.wikipedia