Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Author
Language
Español
Description
The adventures of Don Quixote, a common man from La Mancha, who has convinced himself that he is a knight. With his portly peasant squire, Sancho Panza, who recognizes his master's madness but is nonetheless captivated by promises of kingdoms and riches, Don Quixote mistakes windmills for giants and flocks of sheep for armies.
4) Don Quixote
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 13.2 - AR Pts: 91
Lexile measure
1410L
Language
English
Description
Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. This Modern Library edition presents the acclaimed Samuel Putnam translation of the epic tale, complete with notes, variant readings, and an Introduction by the translator." Don Quixote is practically unthinkable as a living being," said novelist Milan Kundera....
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Don Quixote tells the story of a middle-aged Spanish gentleman who, obsessed with the chivalrous ideals found in romantic books, decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless, destroy the wicked, and win the heart of his beloved Dulcinea. Seated upon his ever so lean horse, and accompanied by the pragmatic and faithful squire Sancho Panza, Don Quixote rides the roads of Spain seeking glory and grand adventure. Along the way the duo...
Author
Series
Publisher
Andrews UK Limited
Language
English
Description
Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant, tilts at windmills and battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea del Toboso, has fascinated generations of readers, and inspired other creative artists such as Flaubert, Picasso and Richard Strauss. The tall, thin knight and his short, fat squire, Sancho Panza, have found their way into films, cartoons and even computer games. Supposedly intended as a
...11) Quichotte
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Quichotte, an aging traveling salesman obsessed with the "unreal real" of TV, falls in impossible love with a queen of the screen; while obsessively writing her love letters, he wishes an imaginary son, Sancho, into existence. Together they set off across America in Quichotte's trusty Chevy Cruze to find her and convince her of his love. Meanwhile, Quichotte's tragicomic story is being told by the author who created him: Brother, a mediocre spy novelist...
Author
Series
Wishbone classics volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the classic "Don Quixote," the tale of a man who battles real and imaginary enemies, narrated by Wishbone the television dog, with information about the author and setting of the story, and a list of characters.
Author
Publisher
Franklin Library
Pub. Date
[1979]
Language
English
Description
"Don Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, these exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray?he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants?Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together-and together they have haunted readers'...
14) Donkey Xote
Author
Publisher
Ediciones SM
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
Don Quixote sets off with his horse, Rosinante, his squire, Sancho, and Rucio the donkey when he receives a challenge to a duel, for which the prize is information about the true identity of his beloved Dulcinea, but he faces many treacherous difficulties along the way.
Publisher
Big Feats Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Joe's "impossible dream" of making it into the Encyclopedia of World Records for basketball free throws, inspires Wishbone's imagination. He remembers the story of Don Quixote de la Mancha and his dream to conquer giants and knights to win the kingdom.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Immersed in tales of knights and dragons and sorcerers and damsels in distress, Senor Quexada proclaims himself a knight and sets out on his first adventure against some nearby windmills that he thinks are giants.
Author
Series
Great books of the Western world volume 29
Publisher
Encyclopædia Britannica
Pub. Date
[1952]
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a middle-aged Spanish hidalgo who, under the influence of chivalric romances, sets out under the assumed name of Don Quixote to revive the chivalric tradition and improve the world. He is accompanied in his quest by his down-to-earth squire, Sancho Panza.
Author
Series
Penguin classics volume L10
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1950.
Lexile measure
1480L
Language
English
Description
The adventures of an idealistic country gentleman and his squire who set out, like knights of old, to search for adventure and to right wrongs.