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It is very entertaining, and even at times laugh out loud funny, which is strange considering its age, written around 1600, a contemporary of shakespeares works. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, don quixote. The text is free of archaisms the contemporary reader will rarely stumble over a word and the footnotes though rather erratically supplied are generally helpful. Don quixote was written in two books, published 10 years apart. His father, a poor barbersurgeon, wandered up and down spain in search of work. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story in the character of the morisco historian, cide hamete benengeli, whom he claims to have hired to translate the story from an arabic manuscript he found in toledos bedraggled old jewish quarter.
Im on page 50 of 192 pages and the book hasnt even started. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. The son of a poor army doctor, young miguel enlisted in the army and fought in turkey and. This is regarded as one of the greatest novels of all time, and in a universal group. Cervantes own life was extremely eventful and colorful. Project gutenberg offers 61,525 free ebooks to download. Don quixote is story of a noble alonso quixano who reads huge amounts of chivalric romantic stories. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Dec 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He read the classics of latin, italian, and spanish literature. Project gutenberg license information provided before substantive text. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1023 pages and is available in paperback format. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle. Don quijote don quixote spanish version ebook free. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story in the character of the morisco historian, cide hamete benengeli, whom he claims to have hired to translate the story from an arabic. For example, in volume 2, don quixote meets people who know of him because they have read the first. It follows the adventures of alonso quijano, an hidalgo who reads so many chivalric novels that he decides to set out to revive chivalry, under the name don quixote.