Don Quixote/Volume 1

by Miguel de Cervantes

• Author's Preface
• Dedication
• Chapter I - Which treats of the character and pursuits of the famous gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
• Chapter II - Which treats of the first sally the ingenious Don Quixote made from home
• Chapter III - Wherein is related the droll way in which Don Quixote had himself dubbed a knight
• Chapter IV - Of what happened to our knight when he left the inn
• Chapter V - In which the narrative of our knight's mishap is continued
• Chapter VI - Of the diverting and important scrutiny which the curate and the barber made in the library of our ingenious gentleman
• Chapter VII - Of the second sally of our worthy knight Don Quixote of la Mancha
• Chapter VIII - Of the good fortune which the valiant Don Quixote had in the terrible and undreamt-of adventure of the windmills, with other occurrences worthy to be fitly recorded
• Chapter IX - In which is concluded and finished the terrific battle between the gallant Biscayan and the valiant Manchegan
• Chapter X - Of the pleasant discourse that passed between Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza
• Chapter XI - Of what befell Don Quixote with certain goatherds
• Chapter XII - Of what a goatherd related to those with Don Quixote
• Chapter XIII - In which is ended the story of the shepherdess Marcela, with other incidents
• Chapter XIV - Wherein are inserted the despairing verses of the dead shepherd, together with other incidents not looked for
• Chapter XV - In which is related the unfortunate adventure that Don Quixote fell in with when he fell out with certain heartless Yanguesans
• Chapter XVI - Of what happened to the ingenious gentleman in the inn which he took to be a castle
• Chapter XVII - In which are contained the innumerable troubles which the brave Don Quixote and his good squire Sancho Panza endured in the inn, which to his misfortune he took to be a castle
• Chapter XVIII - In which is related the discourse Sancho Panza held with his master, Don Quixote, and other adventures worth relating
• Chapter XIX - Of the shrewd discourse which Sancho held with his master, and of the adventure that befell him with a dead body, together with other notable occurrences
• Chapter XX - Of the unexampled and unheard-of adventure which was achieved by the valiant Don Quixote of la Mancha with less peril than any ever achieved by any famous knight in the world
• Chapter XXI - Which treats of the exalted adventure and rich prize of Mambrino's helmet, together with other things that happened to our invincible knight
• Chapter XXII - Of the freedom Don Quixote conferred on several unfortunates who against their will were being carried where they had no wish to go
• Chapter XXIII - Of what befell Don Quixote in the Sierra Morena, which was one of the rarest adventures related in this veracious history
• Chapter XXIV - In which is continued the adventure of the Sierra Morena
• Chapter XXV - Which treats of the strange things that happened to the stout knight of la Mancha in the Sierra Morena, and of his imitation of the penance of Beltenebros
• Chapter XXVI - In which are continued the refinements wherewith Don Quixote played the part of a lover in the Sierra Morena
• Chapter XXVII - Of how the curate and the barber proceeded with their scheme; together with other matters worthy of record in this great history
• Chapter XXVIII - Which treats of the strange and delightful adventure that befell the curate and the barber in the same sierra
• Chapter XXIX - Which treats of the droll device and method adopted to extricate our love-stricken knight from the severe penance he had imposed upon himself
• Chapter XXX - Which treats of address displayed by the fair Dorothea, with other matters pleasant and amusing
• Chapter XXXI - Of the delectable discussion between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, his squire, together with other incidents
• Chapter XXXII - Which treats of what befell Don Quixote's party at the inn
• Chapter XXXIII - In which is related the novel of "The Ill-Advised Curiosity"
• Chapter XXXIV - In which is continued the novel of "The Ill-Advised Curiosity"
• Chapter XXXV - Which treats of the heroic and prodigious battle Don Quixote had with certain skins of red wine, and brings the novel of "The Ill-Advised Curiosity" to a close
• Chapter XXXVI - Which treats of more curious incidents that occurred at the inn
• Chapter XXXVII - In which is continued the story of the famous Princess Micomicona, with other droll adventures
• Chapter XXXVIII - Which treats of the curious discourse Don Quixote delivered on arms and letters
• Chapter XXXIX - Wherein the captive relates his life and adventures
• Chapter XL - In which the story of the captive is continued.
• Chapter XLI - In which the captive still continues his adventures
• Chapter XLII - Which treats of what further took place in the inn, and of several other things worth knowing
• Chapter XLIII - Wherein is related the pleasant story of the muleteer, together with other strange things that came to pass in the inn
• Chapter XLIV - In which are continued the unheard-of adventures of the inn
• Chapter XLV - In which the doubtful question of Mambrino's helmet and the pack-saddle is finally settled, with other adventures that occurred in truth and earnest
• Chapter XLVI - Of the end of the notable adventure of the officers of the Holy Brotherhood; and of the great ferocity of our worthy knight, Don Quixote
• Chapter XLVII - Of the strange manner in which Don Quixote of la Mancha was carried away enchanted, together with other remarkable incidents
• Chapter XLVIII - In which the canon pursues the subject of the books of chivalry, with other matters worthy of his wit
• Chapter XLIX - Which treats of the shrewd conversation which Sancho Panza held with his master Don Quixote
• Chapter L - Of the shrewd controversy which Don Quixote and the canon held, together with other incidents
• Chapter LI - Which deals with what the goatherd told those who were carrying off Don Quixote
• Chapter LII - Of the quarrel that Don Quixote had with the goatherd, together with the rare adventure of the penitents, which with an expenditure of sweat he brought to a happy conclusion