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Don Quixote

Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

A mad knight-errant and his down-to-earth squire encounter adventure in the Spanish countryside.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1605
Latest release
Jul 28, 2026
Pages
1356
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Table of Contents

  1. Translator’s Preface
  2. About This Translation
  3. About Cervantes and Don Quixote
  4. Part I
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. Some Commendatory Verses
  8. I. Which treats of the character and pursuits of the famous gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
  9. II. Which treats of the first sally the ingenious Don Quixote made from home
  10. III. Wherein is related the droll way in which Don Quixote had himself dubbed a knight
  11. IV. Of what happened to our knight when he left the inn
  12. V. In which the narrative of our knight’s mishap is continued
  13. VI. Of the diverting and important scrutiny which the curate and the barber made in the library of our ingenious gentlem
  14. VII. Of the second sally of our worthy knight Don Quixote of La Mancha
  15. VIII. Of the good fortune which the valiant Don Quixote had in the terrible and undreamt-of adventure of the windmills,
  16. IX. In which is concluded and finished the terrific battle between the gallant Biscayan and the valiant Manchegan
  17. Chapter VIII. Of the pleasant discourse that passed between Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza
  18. XI. What befell Don Quixote with certain goatherds
  19. XII. Of what a goatherd related to those with Don Quixote
  20. XIII. In which is ended the story of the shepherdess Marcela, with other incidents
  21. XIV. Wherein are inserted the despairing verses of the dead shepherd, together with other incidents not looked for
  22. XV. In which is related the unfortunate adventure that Don Quixote fell in with when he fell out with certain heartless
  23. XVI. Of what happened to the ingenious gentleman in the inn which he took to be a castle
  24. XVII
  25. XVIII. In which is related the discourse Sancho Panza held with his master, Don Quixote, and other adventures worth rela
  26. XIX. Of the shrewd discourse which Sancho held with his master, and of the adventure that befell him with a dead body, t
  27. Chapter XX
  28. XXI. Which treats of the exalted adventure and rich prize of Mambrino’s helmet, together with other things that happened
  29. XXII. Of the freedom Don Quixote conferred on several unfortunates who against their will were being carried where they
  30. XXIII. Of what befell Don Quixote in the Sierra Morena
  31. XXIV
  32. XXV. Which treats of the strange things that happened to the stout knight of La Mancha in the Sierra Morena, and of his
  33. XXVI
  34. XXVII. Of how the curate and the barber proceeded with their scheme
  35. XXVIII. Which treats of the strange and delightful adventure that befell the curate and the barber in the same Sierra
  36. XXIX
  37. XXX. Which treats of address displayed by the fair Dorothea, with other matters pleasant and amusing.
  38. XXXI. Of the delectable discussion between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, his squire, together with other incidents
  39. Chapter XXXII
  40. XXXIII. The Ill-Advised Curiosity
  41. XXXIV
  42. XXXV. Which treats of the heroic and prodigious battle Don Quixote had with certain skins of red wine, and brings the no
  43. XXXVI
  44. XXXVII
  45. Chapter XXXVIII
  46. XXXIX. Wherein the captive relates his life and adventures
  47. XL
  48. XLI. In which the captive still continues his adventures
  49. XLII. Which treats of what further took place in the inn, and of several other things worth knowing
  50. Chapter XLIII
  51. XLIV. In which are continued the unheard-of adventures of the inn
  52. XLV. In which the doubtful question of Mambrino’s helmet and the packsaddle is finally settled, with other adventures th
  53. XLVI. Of the end of the notable adventure of the officers of the holy brotherhood; and of the great ferocity of our wort
  54. XLVII. Of the strange manner in which Don Quixote of La Mancha was carried away enchanted, together with other remarkabl
  55. XLVIII
  56. XLIX. Which treats of the shrewd conversation which Sancho Panza held with his master Don Quixote
  57. Chapter L
  58. LI. Which deals with what the goatherd told those who were carrying off Don Quixote
  59. LII. Of the quarrel that Don Quixote had with the goatherd, together with the rare adventure of the penitents, which wit
  60. Part II
  61. Dedication 2
  62. Preface
  63. I
  64. II
  65. III
  66. IV
  67. V
  68. VI
  69. VII
  70. VIII
  71. IX
  72. X
  73. XI
  74. XII
  75. XIII
  76. XIV
  77. XV
  78. XVI
  79. XVII
  80. XVIII
  81. XIX
  82. XX
  83. XXI
  84. XXII
  85. XXIII
  86. XXIV
  87. XXV
  88. XXVI
  89. XXVII
  90. XXVIII
  91. XXIX
  92. XXX
  93. XXXI
  94. XXXII
  95. XXXIII
  96. XXXIV
  97. XXXV
  98. XXXVI
  99. XXXVII
  100. XXXVIII
  101. XXXIX
  102. XL
  103. XLI
  104. XLII
  105. XLIII
  106. XLIV
  107. XLV
  108. XLVI
  109. XLVII
  110. XLVIII
  111. XLIX
  112. L
  113. LI
  114. LII
  115. LIII
  116. LIV
  117. LV
  118. LVI
  119. LVII
  120. LVIII
  121. LIX
  122. LX
  123. LXI
  124. LXII
  125. LXIII
  126. LXIV
  127. LXV
  128. LXVI
  129. LXVII
  130. LXVIII
  131. LXIX
  132. LXX
  133. LXXI
  134. LXXII
  135. LXXIII
  136. LXXIV