Adventures of Don Quixote

By Argentina Palacios

Part of the Dover Children's Thrift Classics series

A delusional knight and his squire embark on absurd quests, mistaking reality for fantasy.

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64 pages· 14,648 words· Est. 1.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Join a delusional knight and his loyal squire, Sancho Panza, on a quest to right wrongs. Mistaking inns for castles and windmills for giants, their journey is filled with comedic misadventures. Will their idealism triumph over reality, or will their dreams unravel in a world that refuses to conform to their fantasies? Discover the hilarity and heart in this timeless tale of mistaken identities and noble quests.

From the publisher

Once, there was a man who went crazy from too much reading. He only read books about knighthood; that was the problem. So begins this charming retelling of Don Quixote de la Mancha, one of the most entertaining books ever written. Young people will delight in the hilarious adventures of the idealistic would-be knight and his squire, Sancho Panza, as they set out to right the wrongs of the world. Ms. Palacios, a talented storyteller, captures all the flavor and irony of the original as the two heroes ride forth to conquer evil. Along the way the well-meaning but addled knight-errand mistakes a miserable inn and its keeper for a castle and its lord; imagines an ordinary peasant girl to be the noble lady Dulcinea, perceives windmills as giants to be overcome, and gets enmeshed in other cases of mistaken identity. These, and many more incidents and adventures are retold here in a beguiling, easy-to-read version, enhanced by six new black-and-white illustrations by Thea Kliros. This edition is sure to delight today’s youngsters, just as the original has enchanted countless readers since its publication nearly 400 years ago.

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