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Don Quixote Summary
| It was with considerable reluctance that I abandoned in favour of the present undertaking what had long been a favourite project: that of a new edition of Shelton's Don Quixote, which has now become a somewhat scarce book. There are some-and I confess myself to be one-for whom Shelton's racy old version, with all its defects, has a charm that no modern translation, however skilful or correct, could possess. |
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Don Quixote -- Adobe PDF ebook. The classic work of Cervantes. Quite simply one of the most famous and most widely read books of all time. |
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| Alonso Quixana, an elderly gentleman who lives in La Mancha in the Spanish countryside, has read many books on chivalry and wants to pattern his life on this principle. Because of this he has lost his wits and is determined to ride throughout the country as a knight-errant who calls himself Don Quixote de La Mancha. Though he has lost his grip on reality, it is difficult not to be moved by his adventures despite his delusions--common peasants become squires, windmills are monstrous armies, barbers' basins are golden helmets, decrepit nags are warriors' steeds. At the beginning of these meanderings Quixote accepts knighthood from an innkeeper. His innocence cannot save him from confusion or accident or brutality, but he continues on by recruiting the peasant, Sancho Panza, as his squire and an ordinary scrubwoman as the noble lady Dulcinea. The Helmet of Mambrino (a shaving bucket) is a magical talisman that will protect him in battle. The conflict of honorable imagination and callous practicality tests his mettle so that nowadays he is perceived as a symbol of glorious though ineffective idealism. At last, Don Quixote illustrates how optimism can replace any ruined sensibilities. Please Note: This book has been reformatted to be easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable. |
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| In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing. |
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| The best-known book in Spanish literature, telling the story of the adventurous knight-errant and his squire Sancho Panzo, who set out to right the wrongs of the world. |
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| En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que viv?a un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, roc?n flaco y galgo corredor. Una olla de algo mßs vaca que carnero, salpic?n las mßs noches, duelos y quebrantos los sßbados, lantejas los viernes, alg·n palomino de a±adidura los domingos, consum?an las tres partes de su hacienda. El resto della conclu?an sayo de velarte, calzas de velludo para las fiestas, con sus pantuflos de lo mesmo, y los d?as de entresemana se honraba con su vellor? de lo mßs fino. Ten?a en su casa una ama que pasaba de los cuarenta, y una sobrina que no llegaba a los veinte, y un mozo de campo y plaza, que as? ensillaba el roc?n como tomaba la podadera. Frisaba la edad de nuestro hidalgo con los cincuenta a±os; era de complexi?n recia, seco de carnes, enjuto de rostro, gran madrugador y amigo de la caza. Quieren decir que ten?a el sobrenombre de Quijada, o Quesada, que en esto hay alguna diferencia en los autores que deste caso escriben; aunque, por conjeturas veros?miles, se deja entender que se llamaba Quejana. Pero esto importa poco a nuestro cuento; basta que en la narraci?n d?l no se salga un punto de la verdad. |
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| It was with considerable reluctance that I abandoned in favour of the present undertaking what had long been a favourite project: that of a new edition of Shelton's "Don Quixote," which has now become a somewhat scarce book. There are some-and I confess myself to be one-for whom Shelton's racy old version, with all its defects, has a charm that no modern translation, however skilful or correct, could possess. |
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| Yo, Juan Gallo de Andrada, escribano de Cámara del Rey nuestro señor, de los que residen en su Consejo, certifico y doy fe que, habiendo visto por los señores dél un libro intitulado El ingenioso hidalgo de la Mancha, compuesto por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, tasaron cada pliego del dicho libro a tres maravedís y medio; el cual tiene ochenta y tres pliegos, que al dicho precio monta el dicho libro docientos y noventa maravedís y medio, en que se ha de vender en papel; y dieron licencia para que a este precio se pueda vender, y mandaron que esta tasa se ponga al principio del dicho libro, y no se pueda vender sin ella. |
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