Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from La Mancha in central Spain. He is respectful towards the ruling classes. Not driven by ambition for wealth or power, his most prized possessions are his books. He is obsessed with the deeds and tales of chivalry filled in the books he has read. Being so obsessed, he decides to take up his armor to defend the helpless and enforce peace and justice. All the knights need a lady to who's service he is sworn and a servant. He chooses Dulcinea, a farm girl as her lady. After a first failed adventure, he sets out on a second one with his squire named Sancho Panza. On his horse, Rocinante, Don Quixote rides the roads of Spain in search of glory and grand adventure. Read it for a wonderful and hilarious European classic.
