Don Quixote
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Don Quixote

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Don Quixote

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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes is one of the greatest and most influential novels ever written: a comic, tragic, and profoundly human story about imagination, idealism, madness, and the difficult boundary between dreams and reality. Alonso Quixano, an aging gentleman from La Mancha, has read so many tales of chivalry that he decides to become a knight-errant himself. Renaming himself Don Quixote, he sets out to revive heroism, defend the weak, and seek glory in a world that no longer resembles the romances he adores. With his loyal but practical squire Sancho Panza at his side, he transforms inns into castles, windmills into giants, and ordinary encounters into grand adventures. First published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, Cervantes's masterpiece is often considered the first modern novel. It is at once a parody of chivalric romance, a satire of literary fantasy, and a deeply moving exploration of human dignity. Through the contrast between Don Quixote's noble illusions and Sancho Panza's earthy realism, the novel creates one of literature's most unforgettable partnerships. Funny, wise, inventive, and endlessly rich, Don Quixote remains a cornerstone of world literature. It continues to speak to readers because it asks timeless questions: What is madness? What is courage? Can illusion sometimes reveal a deeper truth than reality itself?

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Publisher
Caelwick Press
Year
2026
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9780246523006
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. CHAPTER I WHICH TREATS OF THE CHARACTER AND
  3. CHAPTER II WHICH TREATS OF THE FIRST SALLY THE INGENIOUS
  4. CHAPTER III
  5. CHAPTER IV OF WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR
  6. CHAPTER V IN
  7. CHAPTER VI OF THE DIVERTING AND IMPORTANT SCRUTINY WHICH
  8. CHAPTER VII OF THE SECOND SALLY OF OUR WORTHY
  9. CHAPTER VIII
  10. CHAPTER IX IN WHICH IS
  11. CHAPTER X OF THE
  12. CHAPTER XI OF WHAT BEFELL DON QUIXOTE
  13. CHAPTER XII OF WHAT A
  14. CHAPTER XIII IN WHICH IS ENDED THE STORY OF THE SHEPHERDESS MARCELA, WITH
  15. CHAPTER XIV WHEREIN ARE
  16. CHAPTER XV IN WHICH
  17. CHAPTER XVI OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN IN THE INN WHICH HE
  18. CHAPTER XVII IN WHICH
  19. CHAPTER XVIII IN WHICH
  20. CHAPTER XIX
  21. CHAPTER XX OF THE UNEXAMPLED AND
  22. CHAPTER XXI WHICH TREATS OF THE
  23. CHAPTER XXII OF THE FREEDOM DON QUIXOTE CONFERRED ON SEVERAL UNFORTUNATES WHO
  24. CHAPTER XXIII OF WHAT BEFELL DON QUIXOTE IN THE SIERRA
  25. CHAPTER XXIV IN WHICH IS CONTINUED
  26. CHAPTER XXV
  27. CHAPTER XXVI IN WHICH ARE
  28. CHAPTER XXVII OF HOW
  29. CHAPTER XXVIII WHICH TREATS OF THE STRANGE AND DELIGHTFUL ADVENTURE THAT
  30. CHAPTER XXIX WHICH TREATS OF THE DROLL DEVICE AND METHOD
  31. CHAPTER XXX WHICH
  32. CHAPTER XXXI OF THE
  33. CHAPTER XXXII
  34. CHAPTER XXXIII IN WHICH IS RELATED THE NOVEL OF “THE
  35. CHAPTER XXXIV IN
  36. CHAPTER XXXV WHICH TREATS OF THE HEROIC AND PRODIGIOUS
  37. CHAPTER XXXVI WHICH TREATS OF MORE CURIOUS INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AT THE INN
  38. CHAPTER XXXVII IN WHICH IS CONTINUED THE
  39. CHAPTER XXXVIII WHICH TREATS OF THE CURIOUS DISCOURSE DON
  40. CHAPTER XXXIX WHEREIN THE CAPTIVE RELATES HIS LIFE AND ADVENTURES
  41. CHAPTER XL IN WHICH THE STORY OF THE CAPTIVE IS CONTINUED
  42. CHAPTER XLI IN WHICH THE CAPTIVE STILL
  43. CHAPTER XLII WHICH
  44. CHAPTER XLIII WHEREIN IS
  45. CHAPTER XLIV
  46. CHAPTER XLV IN WHICH THE DOUBTFUL QUESTION OF MAMBRINO’S
  47. CHAPTER XLVI
  48. CHAPTER XLVII OF THE STRANGE MANNER IN WHICH
  49. CHAPTER XLVIII IN WHICH
  50. CHAPTER XLIX WHICH TREATS
  51. CHAPTER I OF THE INTERVIEW THE CURATE AND
  52. CHAPTER II WHICH TREATS OF THE NOTABLE ALTERCATION WHICH SANCHO PANZA HAD WITH
  53. CHAPTER III OF THE LAUGHABLE
  54. CHAPTER IV IN WHICH
  55. CHAPTER V OF THE SHREWD AND DROLL
  56. CHAPTER VI OF WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN DON QUIXOTE AND HIS NIECE AND
  57. CHAPTER VII OF WHAT PASSED BETWEEN DON QUIXOTE AND HIS
  58. CHAPTER VIII WHEREIN IS RELATED WHAT BEFELL DON QUIXOTE
  59. CHAPTER IX WHEREIN IS RELATED WHAT WILL BE SEEN THERE
  60. CHAPTER X WHEREIN IS RELATED THE CRAFTY DEVICE SANCHO
  61. CHAPTER XI OF THE STRANGE
  62. CHAPTER XII
  63. CHAPTER XIII IN
  64. CHAPTER XIV WHEREIN IS CONTINUED
  65. CHAPTER XV WHEREIN IT IS TOLD AND KNOWN WHO THE KNIGHT OF THE MIRRORS AND HIS
  66. CHAPTER XVI OF WHAT BEFELL DON
  67. CHAPTER XVII WHEREIN IS SHOWN THE FURTHEST AND HIGHEST POINT WHICH THE
  68. CHAPTER XVIII OF WHAT HAPPENED DON QUIXOTE IN THE CASTLE OR HOUSE OF THE
  69. CHAPTER XIX IN WHICH IS RELATED THE
  70. CHAPTER XX WHEREIN AN ACCOUNT IS
  71. CHAPTER XXI IN WHICH
  72. CHAPTER XXII WHEREIN IS RELATED THE GRAND
  73. CHAPTER XXIII OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THE INCOMPARABLE
  74. CHAPTER XXIV WHEREIN ARE RELATED
  75. CHAPTER XXV
  76. CHAPTER XXVI WHEREIN IS CONTINUED THE
  77. CHAPTER XXVII WHEREIN IT IS
  78. CHAPTER XXVIII OF MATTERS THAT BENENGELI SAYS HE WHO READS THEM WILL KNOW, IF
  79. CHAPTER XXIX
  80. CHAPTER XXX OF DON QUIXOTE’S ADVENTURE WITH A FAIR HUNTRESS
  81. CHAPTER XXXI WHICH TREATS OF MANY AND GREAT MATTERS
  82. CHAPTER XXXII OF THE REPLY DON QUIXOTE GAVE
  83. CHAPTER XXXIII OF THE DELECTABLE DISCOURSE WHICH THE
  84. CHAPTER XXXIV WHICH RELATES HOW THEY
  85. CHAPTER XXXV WHEREIN IS CONTINUED THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN
  86. CHAPTER XXXVI
  87. CHAPTER XXXVII WHEREIN IS CONTINUED THE NOTABLE ADVENTURE OF THE DISTRESSED
  88. CHAPTER XXXVIII WHEREIN IS TOLD THE
  89. CHAPTER XXXIX IN WHICH THE TRIFALDI CONTINUES HER
  90. CHAPTER XL
  91. CHAPTER XLI OF THE ARRIVAL OF
  92. CHAPTER XLII OF THE COUNSELS WHICH DON QUIXOTE GAVE
  93. CHAPTER XLIII OF
  94. CHAPTER XLIV HOW SANCHO PANZA WAS CONDUCTED TO HIS
  95. CHAPTER XLV OF HOW THE GREAT SANCHO
  96. CHAPTER XLVI OF THE TERRIBLE BELL
  97. CHAPTER XLVII
  98. CHAPTER XLVIII OF WHAT
  99. CHAPTER XLIX OF WHAT HAPPENED SANCHO IN
  100. CHAPTER I.
  101. CHAPTER II.
  102. CHAPTER III.
  103. CHAPTER IV.
  104. CHAPTER V.
  105. CHAPTER VI.
  106. book in the world. Here knights eat and sleep, and die in their beds,
  107. CHAPTER VII.
  108. CHAPTER VIII.
  109. CHAPTER IX.
  110. CHAPTER X.
  111. CHAPTER XI.
  112. CHAPTER XII.
  113. CHAPTER XIII.
  114. CHAPTER XIV.
  115. CHAPTER XV.
  116. CHAPTER XVI.
  117. CHAPTER XVII.
  118. CHAPTER XVIII.
  119. CHAPTER XIX.
  120. CHAPTER XX.
  121. CHAPTER XXI.
  122. CHAPTER XXII.
  123. CHAPTER XXIII.
  124. CHAPTER XXIV.
  125. CHAPTER XXV.
  126. CHAPTER XXVI.
  127. CHAPTER XXVII.
  128. act in leading the life I do; but as they know, that if I escape from
  129. CHAPTER XXVIII.
  130. CHAPTER XXIX.
  131. CHAPTER XXX.
  132. CHAPTER XXXI.
  133. CHAPTER XXXII.
  134. CHAPTER XXXIII.
  135. CHAPTER XXXIV.
  136. CHAPTER XXXV.
  137. CHAPTER XXXVI.
  138. CHAPTER XXXVII.
  139. CHAPTER XXXVIII.
  140. CHAPTER XXXIX.
  141. CHAPTER XL.
  142. CHAPTER XLI.
  143. part I should have been sorry if he had spoken to her, for perhaps it
  144. CHAPTER XLII.
  145. CHAPTER XLIII.
  146. CHAPTER XLIV.
  147. CHAPTER XLV.
  148. CHAPTER XLVI.
  149. CHAPTER XLVII.
  150. CHAPTER XLVIII.
  151. CHAPTER XLIX.
  152. CHAPTER I.
  153. CHAPTER II.
  154. CHAPTER III.
  155. CHAPTER IV.
  156. CHAPTER V.
  157. CHAPTER VI.
  158. CHAPTER VII.
  159. CHAPTER VIII.
  160. CHAPTER IX.
  161. CHAPTER X.
  162. CHAPTER XI.
  163. CHAPTER XII.
  164. CHAPTER XIII.
  165. CHAPTER XIV.
  166. CHAPTER XV.
  167. CHAPTER XVI.
  168. CHAPTER XVII.
  169. CHAPTER XVIII.
  170. CHAPTER XIX.
  171. CHAPTER XX.
  172. CHAPTER XXI.
  173. CHAPTER XXII.
  174. CHAPTER XXIII.
  175. CHAPTER XXIV.
  176. CHAPTER XXV.
  177. CHAPTER XXVI.
  178. CHAPTER XXVII.
  179. CHAPTER XXVIII.
  180. CHAPTER XXIX.
  181. CHAPTER XXX.
  182. CHAPTER XXXI.
  183. CHAPTER XXXII.
  184. CHAPTER XXXIII.
  185. CHAPTER XXXIV.
  186. CHAPTER XXXV.
  187. CHAPTER XXXVI.
  188. CHAPTER XXXVII.
  189. CHAPTER XXXVIII.
  190. CHAPTER XXXIX.
  191. CHAPTER XL.
  192. CHAPTER XLI.
  193. CHAPTER XLII.
  194. CHAPTER XLIII.
  195. CHAPTER XLIV.
  196. CHAPTER XLV.
  197. CHAPTER XLVI.
  198. CHAPTER XLVII.
  199. CHAPTER XLVIII.
  200. CHAPTER XLIX.

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