Lucy Day Werts answers “how many pages in the original is there an...”

Amanda Beech asked this question about Don Quixote:

how many pages in the original is there an abridged version?

Lucy Day Werts .
If you're asking about the Penguin Classics paperback (ISBN 9780142437230), it's about 1000 pages.
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If you're asking about the original that was publi…more.
If you're asking about the Penguin Classics paperback (ISBN 9780142437230), it's about 1000 pages.
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If you're asking about the original that was published in Spanish in the early 1600s, then... I'm not sure why it matters. Don Quixote was originally published in two volumes, ten years apart. And let's just say printing technology was a little different in 1615!
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Even today, the book designer's choices can make a big difference in overall length. For more on this, see: We Love Translations: Why do pagecounts vary so much?
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There are abridged versions of Don Quixote. It should be easy to find a copy of the Signet Classics paperback containing the abridged translation by Irishman Walter Starkie, originally published in the 1950s, ISBN 9780451532299, 560 pages.
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You can see more information about the Starkie translation, as well as pagecounts for many other editions and translations, at We Love Translations: What's the best translation of Don Quixote? (Part 1)
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