Stories of Don Quixote : written anew for young people

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Children's Fiction

Authors: James Baldwin In Year : 1910

Book Language: English

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Introductory Note and Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Adventures
Chapter 2: The Adventure at the Inn
Chapter 3: The Adventure with the Farmer
Chapter 4: The Adventure with the Merchants
Chapter 5: The Library
Chapter 6: The Choosing of a Squire
Chapter 7: The Adventure with the Windmills
Chapter 8: The Adventure with the Monks
Chapter 9: The Lost Helmet
Chapter 10: The Adventure with the Sheep
Chapter 11: The Adventure with the Barber
Chapter 12: The Adventure with the Prisoners
Chapter 13: In the Black Mountans
Chapter 14: The Message to Dulcinea
Chapter 15: Sancho Panza on the Road
Chapter 16 The Ox-Cart Journey
Chapter 17: With Friends and Neighbors
Chapter 18: In Search of Dulcinea
Chapter 19: The Strolling Players
Chapter 20: The Knight of the Mirrors
Chapter 21: The Adventure with the Lions
Chapter 22: The Enchanted Bark
Chapter 23: The Duke and the Duchess
Chapter 24: The Wooden-Peg Horse
Chapter 25: Sancho in His Island
Chapter 26: The Innkeeper of Saragossa
Chapter 27: The Knight of the White Moon
Chapter 28: The Last Adventure of them All

The romance entitled "The Achievements of the Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote de la Mancha," was originally written in Spanish by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in the 17th century. It has been read and enjoyed by men and women of the most diverse tastes and conditions. The story is so simple that every one can understand it, and yet it has in it so much wisdom that the wisest may derive pleasure from it. It touches the sense of humor in every heart. It moves to pity rather than ridicule, and to tears as well as laughter. And herein lies its chief claim to greatness, that it seems to have been written not for one country nor for one age alone, but to give delight to all mankind. "It is our joyfullest modern book."

This book is not so much an abridgment of the great book by Cervantes as it is a rewriting of some of its most interesting and captivating parts. While very much of the work has necessarily been omitted, the various adventures are so related as to form a continuous narrative; and in every way, an effort is made to give a clear idea of the manner and content of the original. Although Cervantes certainly had no thought of writing a story for children, there are many passages in Don Quixote which appeal particularly to young readers; and it is hoped that this adaptation of such passages will serve a useful purpose in awakening a desire to become further acquainted with that great world's classic.

This book is dedicated to the children who read, with the hope that they will love the hero, laugh at his adventures, excuse his faults and learn wisdom from his experience.

(adapted from James Baldwin's introductory note to the book) (summery by Basquetteur)