Don Quixote of La Mancha: (Complete)($29.99Value)

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Don Quixote of La Mancha is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, but this edition brings both parts into a single book. Obsessed with chivalric tales, an aging nobleman named Alonso Quijano renames himself Don Quixote of La Mancha and sets off, delusional yet noble, to revive chivalry in a world that's forgotten it. With his trusty but weary steed Rocinante and his practical peasant squire Sancho Panza, Don Quixote charges windmills, knights barbers, and rescues damsels in distress (mostly farm girls). Hilarious chaos ensues as his delusions clash with reality, revealing both the beauty of idealism and the dangers of losing touch with the world. Through their adventures, Quixote and Sancho embark on a journey that explores sanity, madness, and the human spirit's capacity for hope, all woven into a timeless masterpiece of laughter and reflection. Considered a founding work of Western literature, it is often labeled as the first modern novel and one of the greatest works ever written, this edition brings the 1891 translation made by John Ormsby and originally published by The Harvard Publishing Company.