{"product_id":"2026100011382-secondhand-the-history-and-adventures-of-the-renowned-don-quixote","title":"The History And Adventures Of The Renowned Don Quixote","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Slipcase: Good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: light foxing on spine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew novels in the history of world literature have dared to invent an entire genre — and then brilliantly subvert it — but The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote does precisely that. Set against the sun-baked plains of La Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's immortal tale chronicles the misadventures of Alonso Quijano, a country gentleman so consumed by chivalric romances that he reinvents himself as the knight-errant Don Quixote, enlisting the earthy, pragmatic Sancho Panza as his squire, and tilting — literally — at windmills in pursuit of a world of honour and glory that exists only in his fevered imagination.\n\nWidely regarded as the first modern novel and a cornerstone of the Western literary canon, Cervantes' masterwork operates simultaneously as a biting satire of medieval romance and a profoundly humane meditation on idealism, reality, and the redemptive power of storytelling. This distinguished 1995 Folio Society edition, translated by T. Smollett, M.D., with an introduction by Robin Chapman and accompanied by the characteristically energetic illustrations of Quentin Blake, presents the text in a form that honours its richness and wit. Whether Don Quixote is a madman, a visionary, or the most human of us all — Cervantes wisely refuses to answer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572328698075,"sku":"2026100011382-SECONDHAND","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1c2126f1-5551-4a24-afdb-cd7bee12f2a8.png?v=1791166353","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011382-secondhand-the-history-and-adventures-of-the-renowned-don-quixote","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}