The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 41: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 41 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547–1616). The listed translation credits are Ormsby, John (1829–1895).
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"The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 41" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a section of a novel originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. This installment continues the adventures of Alonso Quijano, a minor nobleman who loses himself in chivalric romances and becomes the delusional knight-errant Don Quixote. Accompanied by his earthy squire Sancho Panza, Don Quixote mistakes windmills for giants and inns for castles, pursuing his fantastical quest to revive chivalry while reality and illusion increasingly collide.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 41
- Author credits: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547–1616)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Ormsby, John (1829–1895)
Catalogue subjects
- Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction
- Picaresque literature
- Romances
- Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction
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- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Novels
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