Adventures of Don Quixote adapts a rich sampling of episodes from El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, the magnificent Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra that tells the story of a country gentleman from La Mancha addicted to reading stories of chivalry. Don Quixote, influenced by tales of romance and adventure, leaves home on his workhorse, Rocinante, to go questing in the name of the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea. His idealistic sallies result in sometimes ridiculous,Sometimes painful encounters. When he sets out for the second time as a knight errant, he has a "squire" to accompany him-his neighbor, the peace-loving, practicalminded, hapless Sancho Panza.

"Once, there was a man who went crazy from too much reading. He only read books about knighthood; that was the problem." So begins this charming retelling of Don Quixote de la Mancha, one of the most entertaining books ever written. Young people will delight in the hilarious adventures of the idealistic would-be knight and his "squire," Sancho Panza, as they set out to right the wrongs of the.world. Ms. Palacios, a talented storyteller, captures all the flavor and irony of the original as the two heroes ride forth to conquer evil.Along the way the well-meaning but addled knight-errant mistakes a miserable inn and its keeper for a castle and its lord; imagines an ordinary peasant girl to be the noble lady Dulcinea, perceives windmills as giants to be overcome, and gets enmeshed in other cases of mistaken identity. These and many more incidents and adventures are retold here in a beguiling, easy-to-read version, enhanced by six new black-and-white illustrations by Thea Kliros. This edition is sure to delight today"s youngsters, just as the original has enchanted countless readers since its publication nearly 400 years ago.

A Knight in Armor

Don Quixote Leaves Home

The Price of Meddling

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

  Have Some Strange Adventures

More Strange Adventures

Back to La Mancha

Don Quixote Learns He Is Already Famous

On the Road Again

The Knight of the Wood

The Adventure of the Lions

The Puppet Show

At the Duke"s Palace

The Adventure of the Wooden Horse

Don Quixote Advises Sancho

Sancho, Governor for Life

Danger at the Island

Sancho"s Wisest Decision

Knight and Squire Reunited

The Knight of the White Moon

Don Quixote"s Last Illness