Charles William Eliot was an American academic who was selected as Harvards president in 1869 He transformed the provincial college into the preeminent American research university Eliot served the longest term as president in the universitys history Charles William Eliot was an American academic who was selected as Harvard s president in 1869 He transformed the provincial college into the preeminent American research university Eliot served the longest term as president in the university s history site_link This is a pre 1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process Though we have made best efforts the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide The Harvard ClassicsThe First Part of the Delightful History of the Most Ingenious Knight Done Quixote of the ManchaI was not overly impressed with this book.
A disappointment since I had heard it to be a great classic I guess not all classics can be favorites I had a tough time getting into the story partly because I had just finished The Jungle Book and that book s dialect is very different from that of Don Quixote and partly because I was bored with the title character I wasn t able to get excited about the book until about four chapters in and even then I was interested in the tales of the minor characters than that of our mad Spaniard The last hundred pages were a bit rough too but by then I was determined I would finish the book or at least earn a headache trying simply for the sake of having completed the project and also because my the volume could not be renewed In conclusion most of the body of the story was fascinating but the head and tail of it the most important parts were a bit rotten. Anyhow I m done with the thing Although I didn t enjoy the book as a whole and it didn t meet my expectations which years of literary praise have perhaps rather falsely lent to it I am glad to have read it Note In the introduction Harvard Classics version the editor pointed out that Cervantes tale was intended to ridicule books of knighthood and chivalry which in that case it did rather well English This is the edition I read as a child Don Quixote is always worth a reread every decade or so English
| The Harvard ClassicsThe First Part of the Delightful History of the Most Ingenious Knight Done Quixote of the Mancha By Charles William Eliot |
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