Cervantes

Readers of Cervantes are sharing the chapter of Don Quixote Part II in which the knight and Sancho Panza set out for El Toboso to seek the blessing of the peerless Dulcinea. The classic episode is being highlighted among literature fans as part of ongoing online readings and discussion of the Spanish masterpiece.

Miguel de Cervantes achieved his greatest success late in life, with Don Quixote published when he was in his late fifties after decades of hardship, including soldiering, captivity in Algiers and financial struggles. Readers are sharing his story as a reminder that creative success can come at any age.