Amazon.com description: Product Description: Note: This edition has been retired due to being superceded by a new (and truly improved) edition, which can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Don-Quixote-Part-Spanish-English/dp/1499165501 In the new editions, each volume (1, 2, and 3) contains approximately the same number of pages; additionally, the same font size remains the same throughout, and many typos/formatting issues have been resolved. The new editions can be found by following these links: Don Quixote Part 1 of 3: In Spanish and English => http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/149748765X/garrphotgall-20 Don Quixote Part 2 of 3: In Spanish and English => http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1497568544/garrphotgall-20 Don Quixote Part 3 of 3: In Spanish and English => http://www.amazon.com/Don-Quixote-Part-Spanish-English/dp/1499165501 The novel "Don Quixote" is over four hundred years old (first appearing in 1605, fifteen years prior to the Mayflower reaching the shores of Massachusetts), yet it is still alive and "fresh" today. Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky called Don Quixote "the ultimate and most sublime work of human thinking." Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens admitted that his most-revered work, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was based on -- or at least heavily influenced by -- this satirical picaresque novel by Cervantes. Ernest Hemingway opined that American literature began with "Huck Finn"; thus, we can trace a literary lineage flowing from Cervantes to Twain to Hemingway and onwards. Considering the above, it is fitting that a native English speaker wanting to learn Spanish (beyond the basic phrases revolving around bathrooms and beer, as well as conversational necessities such as "How are you?", "What is your name?" etc.) would want to read Don Quixote in its original language*. This edition allows for that, with the Spanish on each left-facing page, along with the English translation on the right. * Of course, a native Spanish speaker wanting to learn English could use this volume to the same end.