Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote
Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote, published in Boston in 1882, is an anthology of sayings, proverbs and passages from Cervantes's novel, arranged in the order in which they occur so that the reader follows the knight and his squire from the first sally to the deathbed. Sancho Panza's strings of proverbs, the Don's speeches on arms and letters and on the golden age, the advice to Sancho before he governs the island of Barataria and many briefer sentences are set out with page references, and an index and a separate index of proverbs allow a saying to be traced. The compiler, who is not named, prefaces the selection with a short biographical sketch of Cervantes. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Is Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote in the public domain?
Yes. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
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What kind of book is Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote?
Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is filed under "Essays & Letters" in the Vinteuil library.
