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THE LIFE OF
CERVANTES.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

“Impressions of Spain.” “The Alhambra.” “The Discovery of Australia.” “The Exploration of Australia.” “My Fourth Tour in Australia.” “Bacon and Shakespeare.” “The Political Value of our Colonies.”

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THE LIFE OF
CERVANTES.

JOHN   LANE,   THE   BODLEY   HEAD,
LONDON AND NEW YORK, MDCCCCV.

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E. Goodman and Son, Phœnix Printing Works, Taunton.

PREFACE.

THREE hundred years ago this month the First Part of El IngeniosoHidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha was published in Madrid, and the worldwas made the richer by a book which will last until “the silver chord beloosed or the golden bowl be broken”; until the earth relapses into itsoriginal silence and language is no more spoken or read. It is somewhatlate to weave new laurels for the brow of Miguel de CervantesSaavedra—the last word on Don Quixote has been spoken. The greatcontemporary of Shakespeare has long since come into his own among theworld’s heroes; no country has forborne to do him honour; no literatureis complete that does not contain a translation of his book.

But while the career of Cervantes forms as eventful and varied a historyas that of the Knight-errant of La Mancha himself—Don Quixote mighteven be rea

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