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By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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An aging hidalgo, consumed by chivalric romances, adopts the guise of a wandering knight and embarks on a sequence of misadventures, frequently mistaking ordinary people and objects for chivalric threats; he is accompanied by a pragmatic squire whose common sense and earthy humor counterpoint his master's fantasies. The episodic narrative balances slapstick and pathos, alternating comic mishaps with moments of melancholy, and incorporates framed tales and metafictional commentary. Through satire and human observation it probes the gap between illusion and reality, questions ideals of honor and heroism, and examines friendship, identity, and the social landscape that both enables and mocks heroic ambitions.

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Title: The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote

Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Illustrator: Thomas Stothard

Translator: T. Smollett

Release date: October 20, 2025 [eBook #77095]

Language: English

Original publication: London: Harrison & Co, 1782

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The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza on the road.

THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF THE RENOWNED DON QUIXOTE
TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH
OF
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA.
TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR’S LIFE,
BY DR. SMOLLETT.
IN FOUR VOLUMES.
LONDON:
Printed for Harrison and Co. No. 18, Paternoster Row.
M DCC XCII.
TO
HIS EXCELLENCY
DON RICARDO WALL,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE TO HIS MOST CATHOLICK MAJESTY,
LIEUTENANT GENERAL OF THE ARMIES OF SPAIN,
COMMENDARY OF PENAUZENDE IN THE ORDER OF SAINT JAGO, &C.
AND HERETOFORE
AMBASSADOR AND PLENIPOTENTIARY AT THE COURT OF GREAT BRITAIN.

SIR,

The permission I obtained to inscribe the following Translation of Don Quixote to your Excellency, while you resided in this Capital, affords me a double pleasure; as it not only gives me an opportunity of expressing that profound respect and veneration with which I contemplate your Excellency’s character; but also implies your approbation, which cannot fail to influence the publick in behalf of the performance.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your Excellency’s most obedient,

Humble Servant,

T. SMOLLETT.

London, Feb. 7, 1755.

CONTENTS

The Life of Cervantes ... v
Translator’s Note ... xvii
Preface ... xix
Volume I ... 25
Book I ... 25
Chapter I ... 25
Chapter II ... 29
Chapter III ... 32
Chapter IV ... 36
Chapter V ... 40
Chapter VI ... 42
Chapter VII ... 46
Chapter VIII ... 49
Book II ... 54
Chapter I ... 54
Chapter II ... 57
Chapter III ... 60
Chapter IV ... 64
Chapter V ... 67
Book III ... 77
Chapter I ... 77
Chapter II ... 81
Chapter III ... 85
Chapter IV ... 90
Chapter V ... 95
Chapter VI ... 99
Chapter VII ... 106
Chapter VIII ... 113
Chapter IX ... 119
Chapter X ... 125
Chapter XI ... 130
Chapter XII ... 139
Chapter XIII ... 143
Volume II ... 153
Book IV ... 153
Chapter I ... 153
Chapter II ... 161
Chapter III ... 167
Chapter IV ... 173
Chapter V ... 178
Chapter VI ... 182
Chapter VII ... 192
Chapter VIII ... 203
Chapter IX ... 207
Chapter X ... 212
Chapter XI ... 218
Chapter XII ... 220
Chapter XIII ... 225
Chapter XIV ... 232
Chapter XV ... 242
Chapter XVI ... 246
Chapter XVII ... 251
Chapter XVIII ... 256
Chapter XIX ... 260
Chapter XX ... 265
Chapter XXI ... 270
Chapter XXII ... 274
Chapter XXIII ... 278
Chapter XXIV ... 282
Chapter XXV ... 285
Volume III ... 293
Preface ... 293
Approbation ... 296
Book I ... 299
Chapter I ... 299
Chapter II ... 305
Chapter III ... 308
Chapter IV ... 312
Chapter V ... 315
Chapter VI ... 318
Chapter VII ... 321
Chapter VIII ... 325
Chapter IX ... 329
Chapter X ... 331
Chapter XI ... 336
Chapter XII .. 339
Chapter XIII ... 342
Chapter XIV ... 346
Chapter XV ... 351
Chapter XVI ... 353
Chapter XVII ... 358
Book II ... 364
Chapter I ... 364
Chapter II ... 368
Chapter III ... 372
Chapter IV ... 377
Chapter V ... 380
Chapter VI ... 385
Chapter VII ... 390
Chapter VIII ... 394
Chapter IX ... 401
Chapter X ... 406
Chapter XI ... 409
Chapter XII ... 412
Chapter XIII ... 416
Chapter XIV ... 418
Chapter XV ... 423
Book III ... 431
Chapter I ... 431
Chapter II ... 435
Chapter III ... 439
Chapter IV ... 443
Chapter V ... 446
Volume IV ... 447
Book III ... 447
Chapter VI ... 447
Chapter VII ... 450
Chapter VIII ... 452
Chapter IX ... 455
Chapter X ... 461
Chapter XI ... 464
Chapter XII ... 467
Chapter XIII ... 472
Chapter XIV ... 475
Chapter XV ... 477
Chapter XVI ... 482
Chapter XVII ... 487
Chapter XVIII ... 493
Chapter XIX ... 498
Chapter XX ... 502
Book IV ... 507
Chapter I ... 507
Chapter II ... 510
Chapter III ... 514
Chapter IV ... 519
Chapter V ... 521
Chapter VI ... 523
Chapter VII ... 530
Chapter VIII ... 534
Chapter IX ... 542
Chapter X ... 543
Chapter XI ... 550
Chapter XII ... 556
Chapter XIII ... 558
Chapter XIV ... 561
Chapter XV ... 564
Chapter XVI ... 567
Chapter XVII ... 570
Chapter XVIII ... 572
Chapter XIX ... 576
Chapter XX ... 580
Chapter XXI ... 582
Chapter XXII ... 585

PLATES

Plate III, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza on the road. ... i
Plate XII, Don Quixote Defends His Armour. ... 34
Plate I, Sancho Being Tossed. ... 89
Plate VIII, Don Quixote Valiantly Charging the Herd of Sheep. ... 93
Plate XI, Sancho’s Ass Stolen As They Sleep. ... 120
Plate XIV, The Tattered Gentleman Tells His Tale. ... 126
Plate IX, Don Quixote Displays the Bason. ... 257
Plate II, Don Quixote Worships His Lady. ... 334
Plate XIII, Don Quixote Braves the Lions. ... 360
Plate IV, Don Quixote Meets the Soldiers. ... 406
Plate VII, Sancho Panza and the Duchess and Her Ladies. ... 431
Plate VI, Governor Sancho Panza and the Woman. ... 474
Plate V, Don Quixote and the Shepherdesses. ... 527
Plate XVI, Don Quixote Attempts to Scourge Sancho Panza. ... 535
Plate X, Don Quixote Dancing. ... 546
Plate XV, Don Quixote on His Death-Bed. ... 585