Written for the three-hundredth anniversary of the first part of Don Quixote, this life follows Miguel de Cervantes through soldiering, captivity, debt and poverty to the masterpiece of his old age. Appendices collect the proverbs of Cervantes, a chronology of the documents relating to his life and a survey of the editions of his novel.
A compact introduction to Spain’s greatest writer, with useful reference material for collectors. Download the free EPUB.