Don Quixote (Cervantes/Ormsby)/Volume 1
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THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN
DON QUIXOTE
OF LA MANCHA
BY
A TRANSLATION, WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
BY
TRANSLATOR OF THE "POEM OF THE CID"
IN TWO VOLUMES
Vol. I.
NEW YORK: 46 East 14th Street
THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY
BOSTON: 100 Purchase Street
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
VOL. I
(From Etchings by Ad. Lalanze.)
PAGE - Portrait of Cervantes (after Pacheco)
Frontispiece - Map
xci - Don Quixote Knighted
18 - The Windmills
46 - Defeat of the Biscayan
59 - With the Goatherds
65 - Don Quixote Wounded
101 - The Flocks of Sheep
119 - Mambrino's Helmet
148 - The Ragged Knight
186 - Luscinda Fainting
234 - Anselmo and Camilla
286 - Don Quixote attacking the Wine-skins
301 - The Reconciliation
314 - My Lord Judge and Don Quixote
360 - Don Quixote hanging from the Inn
375 - Don Quixote in the Cart
400 - Vincent de la Rosa
431
CONTENTS
VOL. I.
PAGE - INTRODUCTION:
v xv l lxxv lxxxii - CHAPTER
I. Which treats of the character and pursuits of the famous gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha1 II. Which treats of the first sally the ingenious Don Quixote made from home7 III. Wherein is related the droll way in which Don Quixote had himself dubbed a knight13 IV. Of what happened to our knight when he left the inn19 V. In which the narrative of our knight's mishap is continued26 VI. Of the diverting and important scrutiny which the Curate and the Barber made in the library of our ingenious gentleman30 VII. Of the second sally of our worthy knight Don Quixote of La Mancha40 VIII. Of the good fortune which the valiant Don Quixote had in the terrible and undreamt-of adventure of the windmills, with other occurrences worthy to be fitly recorded46 IX. In which is concluded and finished the terrific battle between the gallant Biscayan and the valiant Manchegan54 X. Of the pleasant discourse that passed between Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza59 XI. Of what befell Don Quixote with certain goat-herds64 XII. Of what a goatherd related to those with Don Quixote71 XIII. In which is ended the story of the shepherdess Marcela, with other incidents77 XIV. Wherein are inserted the despairing verses of the dead shepherd, together with other incidents not looked for86 XV. In which is related the unfortunate adventure that Don Quixote fell in with when he fell out with certain heartless Yanguesans94 XVI. Of what happened to the ingenious gentleman in the inn which he took to be a castle102 XVII. In which are contained the innumerable troubles which the brave Don Quixote and his good squire Sancho Panza endured in the inn, which to his misfortune he took to be a castle109 XVIII. In which is related the discourse Sancho Panza held with his master, Don Quixote, together with other adventures worth relating117 XIX. Of the shrewd discourse which Sancho held with his master, and of the adventure that befell him with a dead body, together with other notable occurrences127 XX. Of the unexampled and unheard-of adventure which was achieved by the valiant Don Quixote of La Mancha with less peril than any ever achieved by any famous knight in the world134 XXI. Which treats of the exalted adventure and rich prize of Mambrino's helmet, together with other things that happened to our invincible knight147 XXII. Of the freedom Don Quixote conferred on several unfortunates who against their will were being carried where they had no wish to go158 XXIII. Of what befell Don Quixote in the Sierra Morena, which was one of the rarest adventures related in this veracious history168 XXIV. In which is continued the adventure of the Sierra Morena180 XXV. Which treats of the strange things that happened to the stout knight of La Mancha in the Sierra Morena, and of his imitation of the penance of Beltenebros188 XXVI. In which are continued the refinements wherewith Don Quixote played the part of a lover in the Sierra Morena203 XXVII. Of how the Curate and the Barber proceeded with their scheme; together with other matters worthy of record in this great history211 XXVIII. Which treats of the strange and delightful adventure that befell the Curate and the Barber in the same Sierra225 XXIX. Which treats of the droll device and method adopted to extricate our love-stricken knight from the severe penance he had imposed upon himself236 XXX. Which treats of the address displayed by the fair Dorothea, with other matters pleasant and amusing247 XXXI. Of the delectable discussion between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, his squire, together with other incidents257 XXXII. Which treats of what befell all Don Quixote's party at the inn266 XXXIII. In which is related the novel of "The Ill-advised Curiosity"273 XXXIV. In which is continued the novel of "The Ill-advised Curiosity"287 XXXV. Which treats of the heroic and prodigious battle Don Quixote had with certain skins of red wins, and brings the novel of "The Ill-advised Curiosity" to a close300 XXXVI. Which treats of more curious incidents that occurred at the inn307 XXXVII. In which is continued the story of the famous Princess Micomicona, with other droll adventures316 XXXVIII. Which treats of the curious discourse Don Quixote delivered on arms and letters326 XXXIX. Wherein the captive relates his life and adventures330 XL. In which the story of the captive is continued,336 XLI. In which the captive still continues his adventures345 XLII. Which treats of what further took place in the inn and of several other things worth knowing359 XLIII. Wherein is related the pleasant story of the muleteer, together with other strange things that came to pass in the inn366 XLIV. In which are continued the unheard-of adventures of the inn376 XLV. In which the doubtful question of Mambrino's helmet and the pack-saddle is finally settled, with other adventures that occurred in truth and earnest384 XLVI. Of the end of the notable adventure of the officers of the holy brotherhood; and of the great ferocity of our worthy knight, Don Quixote391 XLVII. Of the strange manner in which Don Quixote of La Mancha was carried away enchanted, together with other remarkable incidents399 XLVIII. In which the Canon pursues the subject of the books of chivalry, with other matters worthy of his wit408 XLIX. Which treats of the shrewd conversation which Sancho Panza held with his master, Don Quixote416 L. Of the shrewd controversy which Don Quixote and the Canon held, together with other incidents423 LI. Which deals with what the goatherd told those who were carrying off Don Quixote429 LII. Of the quarrel that Don Quixote had with the goatherd, together with the rare adventure of the penitents, which with an expenditure of sweat he brought to a happy conclusion433