Don Quixote Illustrated

The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (Modern Spanish: El ingenioso hidalgo (in Part 2, caballero) Don Quijote de la Mancha, pronounced [el i?xe?njoso i?ðal?o ðo? ki?xote ðe la ?mant?a] (About this soundlisten)), or just Don Quixote (/?d?n ki??ho?ti/, US: /-te?/;[1] Spanish: [do? ki?xote] (About this soundlisten)), is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. A founding work of Western literature, it is often labeled "the first modern novel"[2][3] and many authors consider it to be the best literary work ever written.[4][5] Don Quixote also holds the distinction of being the second-most-translated book in the world after the Bible.