Don Quixote
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Driven half-mad by chivalric romances, an aging Spanish gentleman renames himself Don Quixote, presses a local farmer named Sancho Panza into service as his squire, and rides out to right the wrongs of the world.
Don Quixote is over 900 pages and includes embedded stories and 17th-century Spanish references. The Edith Grossman translation (2003) is widely recommended for English readers as the most accessible. Despite the length, the prose is funnier and lighter than its reputation suggests.
Yes. Don Quixote was published in two parts in 1605 and 1615 and is in the public domain. Free editions of older translations are available through Project Gutenberg. Modern translations remain copyrighted.
Don Quixote was written by Miguel de Cervantes, published in 1605 by Independently Published.
Don Quixote is 795 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Don Quixote takes most readers 12 to 17 hours to finish.
Don Quixote is a standalone novel by Miguel de Cervantes, not part of a series.
Don Quixote is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
