The Story of Don Quixote

Name: The Story of Don Quixote
Author: Paulson

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His surname was Quixada or Quesada, and though not rich, he was well known to the country folk and had some reputation in the community where he lived.
From trying to read a meaning into things that had no meaning whatever, Señor Quesada was mad—as mad as the books he had been reading.

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Which Treats of the Character and Pursuits of the Famous Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha
Which Treats of the First Sally Don Quixote Made from Home
Which Treats of Don Quixote's Further Adventures
In Which the Narrative of Our Knight's Mishap is Continued
Of the Diverting and Important Scrutiny Which the Curate and the Barber Made in the Library of Our Ingenious Gentleman
Of the Second Sally of Our Worthy Knight, Don Quixote of La Mancha
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 Recorded, Including the Terrible Battle Between The Gallant Biscayan and The Valiant Manchegan
Of the Pleasant Discourse that Passed between Don Quixote and His Squire Sancho Panza
Of What Befell Don Quixote with Certain Goatherds
Of What a Goatherd Related to Those with Don Quixote
In Which Is Ended the Story of the Shepherdess Marcela with Other Incidents
Wherein Are Described the Despairing Verses of the Dead Shepherd
In Which Is Related the Unfortunate Adventure That Don Quixote Fell in with When He Fell Out with Certain Heartless Yanguesans
Of What Happened to the Ingenious Gentleman in the Inn Which He Took to Be a Castle
In Which Are Contained the Innumerable Troubles Which the Brave Don Quixote and His Good Squire Sancho Panza Endured at the Inn, Which to His Misfortune He Took to Be a Castle
In Which Is Related the Discourse Sancho Panza Held with His Master, Don Quixote, Together with Other Adventures Worth Relating
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 Occurrences
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 World
Which Treats of the Exalted Adventure and Rich Prize of Mambrino's Helmet, Together with Other Things That Happened to Our Invincible Knight
Of the Freedom Don Quixote Conferred on Several Unfortunates Who Against Their Will Were Being Carried Where They Had No Wish to Go
Of What Befell Don Quixote in the Sierra Morena, Which Is One of the Rarest Adventures Related in This Veracious History
In Which Is Continued the Adventure of the Sierra Morena
Which Treats of the Strange Things That Happened to the Stout Knight of La Mancha in the Sierra Morena
In Which Are Continued the Refinements Wherewith Don Quixote Played the Part of a Lover in the Sierra Morena
Of How the Curate and the Barber Proceeded with Their Scheme; Together with Matters Worthy of Record in This Great History
Which Treats of the Strange and Delightful Adventures That Befell the Curate and the Barber in the Same Sierra
Which Treats of the Droll Device and Method Adopted to Extricate Our Love-Stricken Knight from the Severe Penance He Had Imposed Upon Himself
Which Treats of the Address Displayed by the Fair Dorothea, with Other Matters, Pleasant and Amusing
Of the Delectable Discussion Between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, His Squire, Together with Other Incidents
Which Treats of What Befell All Don Quixote's Party at the Inn
Which Treats of the Heroic and Prodigious Battle Don Quixote Had with Certain Skins of Red Wine, and Brings the Novel of The "Ill-Advised Curiosity" to an End
Which Treats of More Curious Incidents That Occurred at the Inn
In Which Is Continued the Story of the Famous Princess Micomicona, with Other Droll Adventures
Which Treats of the Curious Discourse Don Quixote Delivered on Arms and Letters
Wherein the Captive Relates His Life and Adventures
Which Treats of What Further Took Place in the Inn, and of Several Other Things Worth Knowing
Wherein Is Related the Pleasant Story of the Muleteer, Together with Other Strange Things That Came to Pass in the Inn
In Which Are Continued the Unheard-of Adventures at the Inn
In Which the Doubtful Question of Mambrino's Helmet and the Pack-Saddle Is Finally Settled, with Other Adventures That Occurred in Truth and Earnest
Of the End of the Notable Adventure of the Officers of the Holy Brotherhood; and of the Great Ferocity of Our Worthy Knight, Don Quixote
Of the Strange Manner in Which Don Quixote of La Mancha Was Carried Away Enchanted, Together with Other Remarkable Incidents
In Which the Canon Pursues the Subject of the Books of Chivalry, With Other Matters Worthy of His Wit
Which Treats of How Our Knight Is Permitted to Descend from His Cage, and of the Canon's Attempt to Convert Him from His Illusions
Of the Shrewd Controversy Which Don Quixote and the Canon Held, Together with Other Incidents
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 Conclusion
Of the Interview the Curate and the Barber Had with Don Quixote About His Malady
Which Treats of the Notable Altercation Which Sancho Panza Had with Don Quixote's Niece and His Housekeeper, Together with Other Droll Matters
Of the Laughable Conversation That Passed Between Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, and the Bachelor Samson Carrasco
In Which Sancho Panza gives a Satisfactory Reply to the Doubts and Questions of the Bachelor Samson Carrasco Together with Other Matters Worth Knowing And Mentioning
Of the Shrewd and Droll Conversation That Passed Between Sancho Panza and His Wife, Teresa Panza, and Other Matters Worthy of Being Duly Recorded
Of What Took Place Between Don Quixote and His Niece and His Housekeeper; One of the Most Important Chapters in the Whole History
Of What Passed Between Don Quixote and His Squire, Together with Other Very Notable Incidents
Wherein Is Related What Befell Don Quixote on His Way to See His Lady Dulcinea Del Toboso
Wherein Is Related What Will Be Seen There
Wherein Is Related the Crafty Device Sancho Adopted to Enchant the Lady Dulcinea, and Other Incidents as Ludicrous as They Are True
Of the Strange Adventure Which the Valiant Don Quixote Had with the Car or Cart of "The Cortes of Death"
Of the Strange Adventure Which Befell the Valiant Don Quixote with the Bold Knight of the Grove
In Which Is Continued the Adventure of the Knight of the Grove, Together with the Sensible and Tranquil Colloquy That Passed Between the Two Squires
Wherein It is Made Known How the Knight of the Mirror and His Squire Emerged from Their Adventure
Of What Befell Don Quixote with a Discreet Gentleman of La Mancha
Wherein Is Shown the Farthest and Highest Point Which the Unexampled Courage of Don Quixote Reached or Could Reach; Together with the Happily Achieved Adventure of the Lions
Of What Happened to Don Quixote in the Castle or House of the Knight of the Green Coat, Together with Other Matters out of the Common
In Which Is Related the Adventure of the Enamored Shepherd, Together with Other Truly Droll Incidents
Wherein an Account Is Given of the Wedding of Camacho the Rich, Together with the Incident of Basilio the Poor
In Which Camacho's Wedding Is Continued, with Other Delightful Incidents
Wherein Is Related the Grand Adventure of the Cave of Montesinos in the Heart of La Mancha, Which the Valiant Don Quixote Brought to a Happy Termination
Of the Wonderful Things the Incomparable Don Quixote Said He Saw in the Profound Cave of Montesinos, the Impossibility and Magnitude of Which Cause This Adventure to Be Apocryphal
Wherein Are Related Some Trifling Matters, as Trivial as They Are Necessary to the Right Understanding of This Great History
Wherein Is Set Down the Braying Adventure, and the Droll One of the Puppet-Showmen, Together with the Memorable Divinations of the Divining Ape
Wherein Is Continued the Droll Adventure of the Puppet-Showman, Together with Other Things in Truth Right Good
Wherein It Is Shown Who Master Pedro and His Ape Were, Together with the Mishap Don Quixote Had in the Braying Adventure, Which He Did Not Conclude as He Would Have Liked or as He Had Expected
Of Matters That Benengeli Says He Who Reads Them Will Know, If He Reads Them with Attention
Of the Famous Adventure of the Enchanted Bark
Of Don Quixote's Adventure with a Fair Huntress
Which Treats of Many and Great Matters
Of the Reply Don Quixote Gave His Censurer, with Other Incidents, Grave and Droll
Of the Delectable Discourse Which the Duchess and Her Damsels Held with Sancho Panza, Well Worth Reading and Noting
Which Relates How They Learned the Way in Which They Were to Disenchant the Peerless Dulcinea Del Toboso, Which Is One of the Rarest Adventures in This Book
Wherein Is Continued the Instruction Given to Don Quixote Touching the Disenchantment of Dulcinea, Together with Other Marvelous Incidents
Wherein Is Related the Strange and Undreamed-of Adventure of the Distressed Duenna, Alias the Countess Trifaldi, Together with a Letter Which Sancho Panza Wrote to His Wife, Teresa Panza
Wherein Is Continued the Notable Adventure of the Distressed Duenna, Including Her Marvelous and Memorable Tale of Misfortune
Of Matters Relating and Belonging to This Adventure and to This Memorable History
The End of This Protracted Adventure
Of the Counsels Which Don Quixote Gave Sancho Panza Before He Set Out to Govern the Island, Together with Other Well-Considered Matters
Of the Second Set of Counsels Don Quixote Gave Sancho Panza
How Sancho Panza Was Conducted to His Government; and of the Strange Adventure That Befell Don Quixote in the Castle
Of How the Great Sancho Panza Took Possession of His Island; and of How He Made a Beginning in Governing
Of the Terrible Bell and Cat Fright That Don Quixote Got in the Course of the Enamored Altisidora's Wooing
Wherein Is Continued the Account of How Sancho Panza Conducted Himself in His Government
Of What Happened to Sancho in Making the Round of His Island
Wherein Is Set Forth How Governor Sancho Panza's Wife Received a Message and a Gift from the Duchess; and also What Befell the Page Who Carried the Letter to Teresa Panza
Of the Progress of Sancho's Government; and Other Such Entertaining Matters
Of the Troublous End and Termination of Sancho Panza's Government
Of What Befell Sancho on the Road; and Other Things That Cannot Be Surpassed
Which Treats of How Don Quixote Again Felt the Calling of Knight-errantry and How He Took Leave of the Duke, and of What Followed with the Witty and Impudent Altisidora, One of the Duchess' Damsels
Which Tells How Adventures Came Crowding on Don Quixote in Such Numbers That They Gave One Another No Breathing-Time
Wherein Is Related the Strange Thing, Which May Be Regarded as an Adventure, That Happened to Don Quixote
Of What Happened to Don Quixote on His Way to Barcelona
Of What Happened to Don Quixote on Entering Barcelona, Together With Other Matters That Partake of the True Rather Than the Ingenious
Which Deals with the Adventure of the Enchanted Head, Together with Other Trivial Matters Which Cannot Be Left Untold
The Mishap That Befell Sancho Panza Through the Visit to the Galleys
Treating of the Adventure Which Gave Don Quixote More Unhappiness Than All That Had Hitherto Befallen Him
Wherein Is Made Known Who the Knight of the White Moon Was; Likewise Other Events
Of the Resolution Which Don Quixote Formed to Turn Shepherd and Take to a Life in the Fields While the Year for Which He Had Given His Word Was Running Its Course; with Other Events Truly Delectable and Happy
Of the Bristly Adventure That Befell Don Quixote
Of the Strangest and Most Extraordinary Adventure That Befell Don Quixote in the Whole Course of This Great History
Which Follows Chapter Sixty-Nine and Deals with Matters Indispensable for the Clear Comprehension of This History
Of What Passed Between Don Quixote and His Squire Sancho on the Way to Their Village
Of the Omens Don Quixote Had as He Entered His Own Village; and Other Incidents That Embellish and Give a Color to This Great History
Of How Don Quixote Fell Sick, and of the Will He Made; and How He Died
Some Items That Appear To Be Typographic Errors Have Been Changed As Follows.
Changes Have Been Made to Table of Contents As Follows. Volume I
Volume II