Don Quixote
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Don Quixote
Chapter 1
1bookcover.jpg Full Size spine.jpg (152K) Full Size Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Translated by John Ormsby Ebook Editor’s Note The book cover and spine above and the images which follow were not part of the original Ormsby translation—they are taken from the 1880 edition of J. 2Clark, illustrated by Gustave Doré. 3Clark in his edition states that, “The English text of ‘Don Quixote’ adopted in this edition is that of Jarvis, with occasional corrections from Motteaux.” 4See in the introduction below John Ormsby’s critique of both the Jarvis and Motteaux translations. 5It has been elected in the present Project Gutenberg edition to attach the famous engravings of Gustave Doré to the Ormsby translation instead of the Jarvis/Motteaux. 6The detail of many of the Doré engravings can be fully appreciated only by utilizing the “Full Size” button to expand them to their original dimensions. 7Ormsby in his Preface has criticized the fanciful nature of Doré’s illustrations; others feel these woodcuts and steel engravings well match Quixote’s dreams. 8D.W. p003.jpg (307K) Full Size CONTENTS VOLUME I INTRODUCTION PREFARATORY CERVANTES ‘DON QUIXOTE’ THE AUTHOR’S PREFACE COMMENDATORY VERSES
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