Skip to content

Don Quixote
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Don Quixote Paperback - 2017

by Miguel De Cervantes; John Ormsby (Translator)


From the publisher

Idle reader: thou mayest believe me without any oath that I would this book, as it is the child of my brain, were the fairest, gayest, and cleverest that could be imagined. But I could not counteract Nature's law that everything shall beget its like; and what, then, could this sterile, illtilled wit of mine beget but the story of a dry, shrivelled, whimsical offspring, full of thoughts of all sorts and such as never came into any other imagination-just what might be begotten in a prison, where every misery is lodged and every doleful sound makes its dwelling? Tranquillity, a cheerful retreat, pleasant fields, bright skies, murmuring brooks, peace of mind, these are the things that go far to make even the most barren muses fertile, and bring into the world births that fill it with wonder and delight. Sometimes when a father has an ugly, loutish son, the love he bears him so blindfolds his eyes that he does not see his defects, or, rather, takes them for gifts and charms of mind and body, and talks of them to his friends as wit and grace. I, however-for though I pass for the father, I am but the stepfather to "Don Quixote"-have no desire to go with the current of custom, or to implore thee, dearest reader, almost with tears in my eyes, as others do, to pardon or excuse the defects thou wilt perceive in this child of mine. Thou art neither its kinsman nor its friend, thy soul is thine own and thy will as free as any man's, whate'er he be, thou art in thine own house and master of it as much as the king of his taxes and thou knowest the common saying, "Under my cloak I kill the king;" all which exempts and frees thee from every consideration and obligation, and thou canst say what thou wilt of the story without fear of being abused for any ill or rewarded for any good thou mayest say of it.

Details

  • Title Don Quixote
  • Author Miguel De Cervantes; John Ormsby (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 116
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Date 2017-04
  • ISBN 9781545567630 / 1545567638
  • Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.24 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.61 cm)
  • Reading level 1410
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9781545567630
ISBN 10
1545567638
Quantity Available
3
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$10.21
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
A$10.21
FREE shipping to USA
Don Quixote

Don Quixote

by Cervantes, Miguel De

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9781545567630
ISBN 10
1545567638
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$10.21
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
A$10.21
FREE shipping to USA
Don Quixote
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Don Quixote

by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

  • Used
Condition
Used - Very Good
ISBN 13
9781545567630
ISBN 10
1545567638
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$11.21
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Item Price
A$11.21
FREE shipping to USA
Don Quixote
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Don Quixote

by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 13
9781545567630
ISBN 10
1545567638
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$11.50
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
A$11.50
FREE shipping to USA