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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world’s pre-eminent novelists. His novel Don Quixote has been translated into over 140 languages and dialects; it is, after the Bible, the most-translated book in the world.
Born: 29 September 1547 in Spain
Died: 22 April 1616
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Don Quixote de la Mancha / the story of his adventures retold for children by Marjorie Hill and Audrey Walton - London: 1947
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The life and exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha translated from the original Spanish of Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra by Charles Jarvis. - London: [1742]
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The history of the valorous and witty knight-errant Don Quixote of the Mancha / by Miguel de Cervantes ; translated by Thomas Shelton ; the illustrations by Daniel Vierge, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz - London: [1906-1907]
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The history of don quixote de la mancha / by Miguel de Cervantes ; based on Shelton's translation of 1620 ; with illustrations by Jean de Bosschère ; and an essay by J. B. Trend - London: 1922
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