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Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes

First published
1605
Reading level
Fairly demanding
Price
Free
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"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a Spanish novel published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. Considered the first modern novel, it follows Alonso Quijano, a man who reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his mind and reinvents himself as the knight-errant Don Quixote. Accompanied by his earthy squire Sancho Panza, he embarks on misguided adventures, mistaking windmills for giants and inns for castles, determined to revive chivalry in a world that has moved on.

  • Spain
  • Knights and knighthood
  • Picaresque literature
  • Romances

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #996. Don Quixote on Wikipedia.

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