The History of the Valorous and Witty-Knight-Errant, Don-Quixote of the Mancha
by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de; Thomas Shelton [Translator]
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Cervantes's celebrated novel. Originally published in Madrid in 1604 and part II in 1615, the Thomas Shelton translation published in 1612 and the second part in 1620 was the first translation in any language which took him only forty days to complete. The first one-volume edition of Shelton's translation, which is generally considered the only translation that "realizes Cervantes's manner more nearly than any successor" (DNB). PMM 111 (first Spanish edition).
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- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945262
- Title
- The History of the Valorous and Witty-Knight-Errant, Don-Quixote of the Mancha
- Author
- Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de; Thomas Shelton [Translator]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition in English
- Publisher
- Richard Hodgkinsonne for Andrew Crooke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1652
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- Literature;
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