The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547–1616). The listed translation credits are Smollett, T. (Tobias) (1721–1771).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote" by Cervantes Saavedra is a Spanish novel published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. A minor nobleman named Alonso Quijano reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight-errant. Renaming himself Don Quixote, he recruits a simple farm laborer, Sancho Panza, as his squire. Together they embark on adventures where Don Quixote mistakes windmills for giants and inns for castles, unable to see the world as it truly is.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote
- Author credits: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547–1616)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Smollett, T. (Tobias) (1721–1771)
Catalogue subjects
- Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction
- Picaresque literature
- Romances
- Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
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