Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

En 1605 aparecio en Madrid la primera parte de El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, suprema cumbre del castellano y de la novelistica de todos los tiempos. Poeta, dramaturgo de gran fuerza y originalidad, entremesista prodigioso, creo la novela corta espanola con sus Novelas Ejemplares -- 1613 -- documento impar de la lengua espanola y reflejo de su tiempo. - Cover flap.

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An idealistic country gentleman and his squire, Sancho Panza, set out like the knights of old to search for adventure and to set wrongs right.

A retelling of the exploits of an idealistic Spanish country gentleman and his shrewd squire who set out, like knights of old, to search for adventure, right wrongs, and punish evil.

Tells the adventures of an eccentric hidalgo who adopted the name of Don Quixote de la Mancha when brain became addled from reading too many romances on knighthood. Don Quixote has known most of the misfortunes that can befall a man and yet remains of good humor and stout heart

Presents the classic Spanish tale of chivalry and abiding optimism, depicting the exploits of a knight who attempts to bring justice and truth to the world, accompanied by essays, notes, and a study of Cervantes's language.

An abridged version of the adventures of an idealistic country gentleman and his shrewd squire who set out, like knights of old, to search for adventure and to right wrongs. Translated by J.M. Cohen and abridged by Olive Jones. Drawings by George Him.