ISBN: 0808509594

Excerpt from Adventures of Don Quixote De La ManchaLoving reader, thou wilt believe me, I trust, without an oath, when I tell thee it was my earnest desire that this off spring of my brai… More...

Excerpt from Adventures of Don Quixote De La ManchaLoving reader, thou wilt believe me, I trust, without an oath, when I tell thee it was my earnest desire that this off spring of my brain should be as beautiful, ingenious, and sprightly as it is possible to imagine but, alas! I have not been able to control that order in nature's works whereby all things produce their like and, therefore, what could be ex pected from a mind sterile and uncultivated like mine, but a dry, meagre, fantastical thing, full of strange conceits, and that might well be engendered in a prison - the dreadful abode of care, where nothing is heard but sounds of wretchednessl Leisure, an agreeable residence, pleasant fields, serene skies, murmuring streams, and tranquillity of mind - by these the most barren muse may become fruitful, and produce that which will delight and astonish the world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intenti children's,children's books,classics,contemporary,fiction,foreign language fiction,literary,literary criticism,literary criticism and collections,literature and fiction Parenting & Relationships, Turtleback Books<

ISBN: 0808509594

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)Our ceaseless human quest for something larger than ourselves has never been represented with more insight and love than in this story of Don Quixote–pursuin… More...

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)Our ceaseless human quest for something larger than ourselves has never been represented with more insight and love than in this story of Don Quixote–pursuing his vision of glory in a ?mercantile age–and his shrewd, skeptical man?servant, Sancho Panza. As they set out to right the world’s wrongs in knightly combat, the narrative moves from philosophical speculation to broad comedy, taking in pastoral, farce, and fantasy on the way. The first and still the greatest of all European novels, Don Quixote has been as important for the modern world as the poems of Homer were for the ancients.Translated by P. A. Motteux children's,children's books,classics,contemporary,fiction,foreign language fiction,literary,literary criticism,literary criticism and collections,literature and fiction Children's Books, New American Library<

1919, ISBN: 0808509594

[EAN: 9780808509592], J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.,1919, HC, Number 385 of Everyman's Library.Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.G++. Minor edgewear and soiling. Classic. Fiction. Former o… More...

[EAN: 9780808509592], J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.,1919, HC, Number 385 of Everyman's Library.Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.G++. Minor edgewear and soiling. Classic. Fiction. Former owners stamp on book edge. Pg 424<

ISBN: 0808509594

Don Quixote children's,children's books,classics,contemporary,fiction,foreign language fiction,literary,literary criticism,literary criticism and collections,literature and fiction Parent… More...

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ISBN: 9780808509592

D/W. 936pp. Some marginal notations in pencil. Some text underscored in pencil as well, else a good copy of the Moodern Library Giant edition. Modern Library, n.d.. Hardcover., 0