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Review: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote of La Mancha has his head turned by reading far too many books on knight errantry, until he believes that he himself is a gallant knight. Together with his long-suffering horse Rocinante and his loyal but gullible squire Sancho Panza on his beloved donkey, he sets out on many ill-fated adventures. Deluded into making everything around him fit into his ideas of the world of romantic chivalry he constructed from his readings, Don Quixote blunders into a series of hilariously mistaken escapades — taking a set of windmills as giants to be battled and vanquished, a travelling party on the road for a group of villains and an…
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Which Classics Editions are the Best?
When it comes to classics editions these days, we really are spoiled for choice. This can be both a blessing and a curse; I can’t count the number of times I’ve been wavering between at least three or four editions of a book, questioning and second guessing myself each time I think I’ve made the decision of which one I want (it doesn’t help that I am a chronically indecisive person by nature). The result is that my classics shelves are a highly varied collection full of different editions, with a few of my favourite books having the distinction of several copies in different styles, because they were all too…
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Is it Really Worth it to Read the Classics?
Let’s be honest: there’s not much about reading the classics that seems immediately appealing. Most of these books are old and out of touch, filled with archaic language and references you can’t really make sense of. Plus, frankly, who wants to put that much effort into what’s supposed to be a leisure experience? There are literally billions of books out there that have been published recently which are not only much easier to read, but at first glance are also much more entertaining and relevant. So, is there any compelling evidence for us to pick up a classic, or should they all remain a thing of the past? The definition…
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