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Complete Works of Miguel de Cervantes


Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - 1615
    (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Cervantes’ life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* All four novels, with individual contents tables* LA GALATEA and PERSILES are available in other collection * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Both parts of the famous DON QUIXOTE are fully illustrated with Gustave Doré’s celebrated artwork* Includes Cervantes’ complete works in the original Spanish – ideal for students* Special criticism section, with essays and interesting extracts evaluating Cervantes’ contribution to literature* Features a bonus biography - discover Cervantes’ literary life* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease note: no known translations of Cervantes’ plays or poetry are available in the public domain and so they are unable to appear in the collection. To compensate for this, the Spanish works are included.CONTENTS:The NovelsLA GALATEATHE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHATHE SECOND PART OF THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHATHE WANDERINGS OF PERSILES AND SIGISMUNDAThe Short StoriesTHE EXEMPLARY NOVELSThe Spanish TextsLIST OF CERVANTES’ WORKSThe CriticismA LECTURE ON ‘DON QUIXOTE’ by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeCERVANTES by William Dean HowellsAn Extract from ‘THE BODY OF THE NATION’ by Mark TwainAn Extract from ‘HUMOUR’ by G. K. ChestertonAn Extract from ‘READING’ by Virginia WoolfThe BiographyCERVANTES AND DON QUIXOTE by John Ormsby