This enchanting new transalation and abridgement of the immortal story of Don Quixote of La Mancha by the noted scholar Walter Starkie brings the modern reader Cervantes' great classic in its most enjoyable form. Humor, insight, compassion, and knowledge of the world underlie the antic adventures of the lanky knight clad in rusty armor and his earthy quire, Sancho Panza. The unforgettable characters they encounter on their famours pilgrimage form a brilliant panorama of society and human behavior. As pertinent today as when ti was first written, Don Quixote ranks among the great works of all time.
