DON QUIXOTE

This version of de Cervantes’s seventeenth-century classic has been updated and abridged, making it easier listening for the modern ear. Even children can enjoy hearing the adventures—real and imaginary—of the self-proclaimed “Don Quixote de la Mancha.” Johnny Heller’s husky voice is especially good when intoning the naïve speech of Sancho Panza, the squire who agrees to join Don Quixote in return for his promise of an island to rule. Even in abridgment this story can become tedious, but this audio edition, at less than 5 hours, is a great way for novices to be experience this otherwise daunting work. R.Z.R. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2010]