The History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha; Volume 1

<p>The History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha is a timeless classic that follows the adventures of Alonso Quixano a hidalgo who becomes so engrossed in chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight-errant renaming himself Don Quixote. Accompanied by his loyal squire Sancho Panza Don Quixote embarks on a series of comical and often disastrous quests tilting at windmills and righting imagined wrongs.</p> <p>This enduring tale presented here in Peter Anthony Motteux's translation explores themes of illusion versus reality sanity versus madness and the power of imagination. A cornerstone of Western literature Don Quixote remains a beloved and influential work celebrated for its wit its memorable characters and its profound insights into the human condition.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>