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Don Quixote

By: John Ormsby - translator,Miguel de Cervantes
Narrated by: Roy McMillan
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The most influential work of the entire Spanish literary canon and a founding work of modern Western literature, Don Quixote is also one of the greatest works ever written. Hugely entertaining but also moving at times, this episodic novel is built on the fantasy life of one Alonso Quixano, who lives with his niece and housekeeper in La Mancha. Quixano, obsessed by tales of knight errantry, renames himself "Don Quixote" and, with his faithful servant Sancho Panza, goes on a series of quests. Many of these adventures, including tilting at windmills, are established in European literary consciousness.

Originally published in two volumes a decade apart (in 1605 and 1615), Don Quixote has been brought to life in its entirety in this audiobook.

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Public Domain (P)2011 Naxos AudioBooks

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Hillarious. Great Insight into Spain 400 Years Ago

This is one of the funniest books I have ever read and transports you to Spain 400 years ago. So simply written and accessible it is hard to believe this was written over 400 years ago. It tells the story of the crazy adventures of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza as well as the many people they meet on their travels, which really amounts to a sequence of short stories. The greatest value, apart from the humour, is the insight you get into the beliefs and ways of thinking of people living in Spain at the time. Top Read!

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Interminably slow.

I am a fan of classic fiction, and I enjoy plays written around the same time as Don Quixote. I also enjoy long books, but this is interminably slow and repetitive.
The Narrator is great, and I would listen to other books by Roy McMillan, and he does his best to keep it lively, but Quixote's endless and repetitive rants are painful. Panza's droll humour is genuinely funny at times, and the second half of the book takes a nice twist (16 hours in) with everyone in the 2nd half of the book having read the first half, so it gets very meta, which is fun.
Overall though, it is tedious, and unfulfilling, I can see why the book would have been edgy and interesting 400 years ago, but it is hard to enjoy now. I would only recommend this if you really need a companionable voice in your ears for 30+ hours.
I feel the overall rating is hard to give, but I would only get this book if it was on a very big sale.

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worth it

comedy romance adventure... missed a good proportion of the old English and most of the Spanish refences . very universal themes.. funny but rarely laugh out loud... insightful and disturbing. loved the narration

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Very well Narated

A brilliant story both entertaining and touching. The language the author usues is exceptional. The narrator does a brilliant kob throughout, a good version for an audiobook.

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A true classic

Its hard to believe that this was written over 400 years ago! A well crafted tale full of timeless messages.

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A wonderful performance of a true original.

Much is owed to the creator of such wonderful characters. Sancho Panza and Don Quixote, two of the most inspired figures created in literature.

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Chapter headings would be nice

Great book great reading

For such a long story it would be great if they could give the chapters their headings

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Brilliant. Wonderfully read by Roy.

a true classic
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What a story

I laugh and I laugh I can’t believe this book was written 400 years ago yet it’s so relevant love it

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Superb!

A great story, an excellent translation and a fantastic reader. Don’t hesitate, just get it!

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