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Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
1 min to start
26 hrs to read
Type: Fiction
Year published: 1605
Total length: 26 hrs (393715 words)
Average chapter length: 11 mins (2960 words)

Contents

Part I
1 min
2
1 min
Preface
10 mins
4
1 min
I - Which treats of the character and pursuits of the famous gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha.
8 mins
II - Which treats of the first sally the ingenious Don Quixote made from home.
9 mins
III - Wherein is related the droll way in which Don Quixote had himself dubbed a knight.
10 mins
IV - Of what happened to our knight when he left the inn.
10 mins
V - In which the narrative of our knight’s mishap is continued.
6 mins
VI - Of the diverting and important scrutiny which the curate and the barber made in the library of our ingenious gentleman.
11 mins
VII - Of the second sally of our worthy knight Don Quixote of La Mancha.
8 mins
VIII - Of the good fortune which the valiant Don Quixote had in the terrible and undreamt-of adventure of the windmills, with other occurrences worthy to be fitly recorded.
12 mins
IX - In which is concluded and finished the terrific battle between the gallant Biscayan and the valiant Manchegan.
8 mins
X - Of the pleasant discourse that passed between Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza.
8 mins
XI - What befell Don Quixote with certain goatherds.
7 mins
XII - Of what a goatherd related to those with Don Quixote.
9 mins
XIII - In which is ended the story of the shepherdess Marcela, with other incidents.
14 mins
XIV - Wherein are inserted the despairing verses of the dead shepherd, together with other incidents not looked for.
8 mins
XV - In which is related the unfortunate adventure that Don Quixote fell in with when he fell out with certain heartless Yanguesans.
11 mins
XVI - Of what happened to the ingenious gentleman in the inn which he took to be a castle.
11 mins
XVII - In which are contained the innumerable troubles which the brave Don Quixote and his good squire Sancho Panza endured in the inn, which to his misfortune he took to be a castle.
13 mins
XVIII - In which is related the discourse Sancho Panza held with his master, Don Quixote, and other adventures worth relating.
16 mins
XIX - Of the shrewd discourse which Sancho held with his master, and of the adventure that befell him with a dead body, together with other notable occurrences.
11 mins
XX - Of the unexampled and unheard-of adventure which was achieved by the valiant Don Quixote of La Mancha with less peril than any ever achieved by any famous knight in the world.
21 mins
XXI - Which treats of the exalted adventure and rich prize of Mambrino’s helmet, together with other things that happened to our invincible knight.
18 mins
XXII - Of the freedom Don Quixote conferred on several unfortunates who against their will were being carried where they had no wish to go.
17 mins
XXIII - Of what befell Don Quixote in the Sierra Morena, which was one of the rarest adventures related in this veracious history.
18 mins
XXIV - In which is continued the adventure of the Sierra Morena.
14 mins
XXV - Which treats of the strange things that happened to the stout knight of La Mancha in the Sierra Morena, and of his imitation of the penance of Beltenebros.
26 mins
XXVI - In which are continued the refinements wherewith Don Quixote played the part of a lover in the Sierra Morena.
12 mins
XXVII - Of how the curate and the barber proceeded with their scheme; together with other matters worthy of record in this great history.
25 mins
XXVIII - Which treats of the strange and delightful adventure that befell the curate and the barber in the same Sierra.
24 mins
XXIX - Which treats of the droll device and method adopted to extricate our love-stricken knight from the severe penance he had imposed upon himself.
19 mins
XXX - Which treats of address displayed by the fair Dorothea, with other matters pleasant and amusing.
16 mins
Of the delectable discussion between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, his squire, together with other incidents.
15 mins
XXXII - Which treats of what befell Don Quixote’s party at the inn.
10 mins
XXXIII - In which is related the novel of
30 mins
XXXIV - In which is continued the novel of
30 mins
XXXV - Which treats of the heroic and prodigious battle Don Quixote had with certain skins of red wine, and brings the novel of
14 mins
XXXVI - Which treats of more curious incidents that occurred at the inn.
15 mins
XXXVII - In which is continued the story of the famous Princess Micomicona, with other droll adventures.
16 mins
XXXVIII - Which treats of the curious discourse Don Quixote delivered on arms and letters.
6 mins
XXXIX - Wherein the captive relates his life and adventures.
13 mins
XL - In which the story of the captive is continued.
19 mins
XLI - In which the captive still continues his adventures.
32 mins
XLII - Which treats of what further took place in the inn, and of several other things worth knowing.
11 mins
XLIII - Wherein is related the pleasant story of the muleteer, together with other strange things that came to pass in the inn.
14 mins
XLIV - In which are continued the unheard-of adventures of the inn.
14 mins
XLV - In which the doubtful question of Mambrino’s helmet and the packsaddle is finally settled, with other adventures that occurred in truth and earnest.
12 mins
XLVI - Of the end of the notable adventure of the officers of the holy brotherhood; and of the great ferocity of our worthy knight, Don Quixote.
13 mins
XLVII - Of the strange manner in which Don Quixote of La Mancha was carried away enchanted, together with other remarkable incidents.
15 mins
XLVIII - In which the canon pursues the subject of the books of chivalry, with other matters worthy of his wit.
12 mins
XLIX - Which treats of the shrewd conversation which Sancho Panza held with his master Don Quixote.
11 mins
L - Of the shrewd controversy which Don Quixote and the canon held, together with other incidents.
10 mins
LI - Which deals with what the goatherd told those who were carrying off Don Quixote.
8 mins
LII - Of the quarrel that Don Quixote had with the goatherd, together with the rare adventure of the penitents, which with an expenditure of sweat he brought to a happy conclusion.
14 mins
Part II
1 min
58
1 min
Preface
6 mins
I - Of the interview the curate and the barber had with Don Quixote about his malady.
17 mins
II - Which treats of the notable altercation which Sancho Panza had with Don Quixote’s niece, and housekeeper, together with other droll matters.
7 mins
III - Of the laughable conversation that passed between Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, and the bachelor Samson Carrasco.
12 mins
IV - In which Sancho Panza gives a satisfactory reply to the doubts and questions of the bachelor Samson Carrasco, together with other matters worth knowing and telling.
8 mins
V - Of the shrewd and droll conversation that passed between Sancho Panza and his wife Teresa Panza, and other matters worthy of being duly recorded.
10 mins
VI - Of what took place between Don Quixote and his niece and housekeeper; one of the most important chapters in the whole history.
8 mins
VII - Of what passed between Don Quixote and his squire, together with other very notable incidents.
11 mins
VIII - Wherein is related what befell Don Quixote on his way to see his lady Dulcinea del Toboso.
11 mins
IX - Wherein is related what will be seen there.
6 mins
Wherein is related the crafty device Sancho adopted to enchant the lady Dulcinea, and other incidents as ludicrous as they are true.
13 mins
XI - Of the strange adventure which the valiant Don Quixote had with the car or cart of the
9 mins
XII - Of the strange adventure which befell the valiant Don Quixote with the bold Knight of the Mirrors.
9 mins
XIII - In which is continued the adventure of the Knight of the Grove, together with the sensible, original, and tranquil colloquy that passed between the two squires.
9 mins
XIV - Wherein is continued the adventure of the Knight of the Grove.
17 mins
XV - Wherein it is told and known who the Knight of the Mirrors and his squire were.
3 mins
XVI - Of what befell Don Quixote with a discreet gentleman of La Mancha.
15 mins
XVII - Wherein is shown the furthest and highest point which the unexampled courage of Don Quixote reached or could reach; together with the happily achieved adventure of the lions.
16 mins
XVIII - Of what happened Don Quixote in the castle or house of the Knight of the Green Gabán, together with other matters out of the common.
11 mins
XIX - In which is related the adventure of the enamoured shepherd, together with other truly droll incidents.
11 mins
XX - Wherein an account is given of the wedding of Camacho the Rich, together with the incident of Basilio the Poor.
12 mins
XXI - In which Camacho’s wedding is continued, with other delightful incidents.
9 mins
XXII - Wherin is related the grand adventure of the Cave of Montesinos in the heart of La Mancha, which the valiant Don Quixote brought to a happy termination.
12 mins
XXIII - Of the wonderful things the incomparable Don Quixote said he saw in the profound Cave of Montesinos, the impossibility and magnitude of which cause this adventure to be deemed apocryphal.
16 mins
XXIV - Wherein are related a thousand trifling matters, as trivial as they are necessary to the right understanding of this great history.
10 mins
XXV - Wherein is set down the braying adventure, and the droll one of the puppet-showman, together with the memorable divinations of the divining ape.
15 mins
XXVI - Wherein is continued the droll adventure of the puppet-showman, together with other things in truth right good.
12 mins
XXVII - Wherein it is shown who Master Pedro and his ape were, together with the mishap Don Quixote had in the braying adventure, which he did not conclude as he would have liked or as he had expected.
10 mins
XXVIII - Of matters that Benengeli says he who reads them will know, if he reads them with attention.
8 mins
XXIX - Of the famous adventure of the enchanted bark.
9 mins
XXX - Of Don Quixote’s adventure with a fair huntress.
7 mins
XXXI - Which treats of many and great matters.
13 mins
XXXII - Of the reply Don Quixote gave his censurer, with other incidents, grave and droll.
22 mins
XXXIII - Of the delectable discourse which the duchess and her damsels held with Sancho Panza, well worth reading and noting.
11 mins
XXXIV - Which relates how they learned the way in which they were to disenchant the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso, which is one of the rarest adventures in this book.
11 mins
XXXV - Wherein is continued the instruction given to Don Quixote touching the disenchantment of Dulcinea, together with other marvellous incidents.
9 mins
XXXVI - Wherein is related the strange and undreamt-of adventure of the distressed Duenna, alias the countess Trifaldi, together with a letter which Sancho Panza wrote to his wife, Teresa Panza.
6 mins
XXXVII - Wherein is continued the notable adventure of the distressed Duenna.
3 mins
XXXVIII - Wherein is told the distressed Duenna’s tale of her misfortunes.
9 mins
XXXIX - In which the Trifaldi continues her marvellous and memorable story.
4 mins
XL - Of matters relating and belonging to this adventure and to this memorable history.
8 mins
XLI - Of the arrival of Clavileño and the end of this protracted adventure.
16 mins
XLII - Of the counsels which Don Quixote gave Sancho Panza before he set out to govern the island, together with other well-considered matters.
8 mins
XLIII - Of the second set of counsels Don Quixote gave Sancho Panza.
9 mins
XLIV - How Sancho Panza was conducted to his government, and of the strange adventure that befell Don Quixote in the castle.
12 mins
XLV - Of how the great Sancho Panza took possession of his island, and of how he made a beginning in governing.
11 mins
XLVI - Of the terrible bell and cat fright that Don Quixote got in the course of the enamoured Altisidora’s wooing.
5 mins
XLVII - Wherein is continued the account of how Sancho Panza conducted himself in his government.
12 mins
XLVIII - Of what befell Don Quixote with Doña Rodriguez, the duchess’s Duenna, together with other occurrences worthy of record and eternal remembrance.
13 mins
XLIX - Of what happened Sancho in making the round of his island.
17 mins
L - Wherein is set forth who the enchanters and executioners were who flogged the Duenna and pinched Don Quixote, and also what befell the page who carried the letter to Teresa Panza, Sancho Panza’s wife.
12 mins
LI - Of the progress of Sancho’s government, and other such entertaining matters.
6 mins
LII - Wherein is related the adventure of the second distressed or afflicted Duenna, otherwise called Doña Rodriguez.
6 mins
LIII - Of the troublous end and termination Sancho Panza’s government came to.
9 mins
LIV - Which deals with matters relating to this history and no other.
12 mins
LV - Of what befell Sancho on the road, and other things that cannot be surpassed.
11 mins
LVI - Of the prodigious and unparalleled battle that took place between Don Quixote of La Mancha and the Lackey Tosilos in defence of the daughter of Doña Rodriguez.
7 mins
LVII - Which treats of how Don Quixote took leave of the duke, and of what followed with the witty and impudent Altisidora, one of the duchess’s damsels.
4 mins
LVIII - Which tells how adventures came crowding on Don Quixote in such numbers that they gave one another no breathing-time.
18 mins
LIX - Wherein is related the strange thing, which may be regarded as an adventure, that happened Don Quixote.
12 mins
LX - Of what happened Don Quixote on his way to Barcelona.
20 mins
LXI - Of what happened Don Quixote on entering Barcelona, together with other matters that partake of the true rather than of the ingenious.
4 mins
LXII - Which deals with the adventure of the enchanted head, together with other trivial matters which cannot be left untold.
18 mins
LXIII - Of the mishap that befell Sancho Panza through the visit to the galleys, and the strange adventure of the fair Morisco.
15 mins
LXIV - Treating of the adventure which gave Don Quixote more unhappiness than all that had hitherto befallen him.
6 mins
LXV - Wherein is made known who the knight of the white moon was; likewise Don Gregorio’s release, and other events.
8 mins
LXVI - Which treats of what he who reads will see, or what he who has it read to him will hear.
8 mins
LXVII - Of the resolution Don Quixote formed to turn shepherd and take to a life in the fields while the year for which he had given his word was running its course; with other events truly delectable and happy.
7 mins
LXVIII - Of the bristly adventure that befell Don Quixote.
7 mins
LXIX - Of the strangest and most extraordinary adventure that befell Don Quixote in the whole course of this great history.
7 mins
LXX - Which follows sixty-nine and deals with matters indispensable for the clear comprehension of this history.
11 mins
LXXI - Of what passed between Don Quixote and his squire Sancho on the way to their village.
9 mins
LXXII - Of how Don Quixote and Sancho reached their village.
7 mins
LXXIII - Of the omens Don Quixote had as he entered his own village, and other incidents that embellish and give a colour to this great history.
7 mins
LXXIV - Of how Don Quixote fell sick, and of the will he made, and how he died.
10 mins


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