Lantern Slides - Series; Don Quixote; 1900-1920; Alternative Name(s); Children's Slide; Magic Lantern Slide Set of 12 lantern slides depicting the story of Don Quixote. Based on the novel The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes; published in two volumes in 1605 and 1615. The main character; Alonso Quixano (or Quijano); a retired country gentleman nearing 50 years of age