The meeting with the Yanguesans - The inn which he took for a castle - More misadventures at the inn - A second conversation with Sancho, etc. The Adventures of Don Quixote - The character of the knight - His first expedition - He attains knighthood - An adventure on leaving the inn - The knight's misfortunes continue - The inquisition in the library - His second expedition - The adventure of the windmills - The battle with the gallant Basque - A conversation with Sancho - His meeting with the goatherds - The goatherd's story - The conclusion of the story - The dead shepherd's verses etc. Translation of: El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha 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
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