Miguel de Cervantes's mock-epic masterwork, "Don Quixote" was voted the greatest book of all time by the Nobel Institute, and this "Penguin Classics" edition is translated with an introduction and notes by John Rutherford. "Don Quixote" has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he[...]

Complete and unabridged, "Don Quixote" is the epic tale of the man from La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza. Their picaresque adventures in the world of seventeenth-century Spain form the basis of one of the great treasures of Western literature.
In a new translation that "comes clo[...]

First published in 1922 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text of Cervantes' Rinconete y Cortadillo, which was originally published in the Novelas Ejemplares in 1613. The story is presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English. This b[...]

Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant, tilts at windmills and battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea del Toboso, has fascinated generations of readers, and inspired other creative artists such as Flaubert, Picasso and Richard Strauss. The ta[...]

Judge Parry retells the story of the Spanish knight whose devotion to the tales of chivalry leads him in to a series of bizarre adventures. '[...]

I denne klassikeren om "ridderen av den bedrøvelige skikkelse" lærer en klok og erfaren mann å se med mistro på alle illusjoner og ta tingene for hva de er, menneskene for hva de er verd, og livet for hva det innebærer av realiteter. Gjennom sine to hovedpersoner, den fattige adelsmannen Don Qu[...]

En la venta del Molinillo, que esta puesta en los fines de los famosos campos de Alcudia, como vamos de Castilla a la Andalucia, un dia de los calurosos del verano, se hallaron en ella a caso dos muchachos de hasta edad de catorce a quince anos;el uno, ni el otro no pasaban de diez y siete, ambos de[...]

Don Quijote, Riddaren av den Sorgliga Skepnaden, rider tillsammans med sin väpnare Sancho Panza ut i världen för att söka det stora äventyret. Riddaren är idealisten, som ständigt kämpar mot vad han uppfattar som ont och orättvist, utan att tänka på vad hans handlande får för konsekvens[...]

Don Quixote has travelled the land, taking part in many adventures along the way.
Most of these adventures have ended in disaster, and now Don Quixote is back where he belongs - at home, with his niece and housekeeper to look after him. To his niece, Don Quixote seems content with his quiet life,[...]

Don Quijoten kirjoittaja Cervantes (1574-1616) ei esittelyä kaipaa: hän on länsimaisen romaani- ja novellikirjallisuuden isä, ilkikurisen ja humoristisen tyylin mestari. Cervantesin pääteoksiin kuuluva novellikokoelma Opettavaisia kertomuksia (Novelas ejemplares) ilmestyi vähän ennen kirjail[...]