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There are many translations of the book, and it has been adapted many times in shortened versions.

Many derivative editions were also being written at the time, as was the custom of envious or unscrupulous writers.

Seven years after the Parte Primera appeared, Don Quixote had been translated into French, German, Italian, and English, with the first French translation of ' Part II ' appearing in 1618, and the first English translation in 1620.

One abridged adaptation is authored by Agustín Sánchez, which runs slightly over 150 pages, cutting away about 750 pages.