Don Rodriguez; Chronicles of Shadow Valley  (Version 2)
Author: first_name: Lord
last_name: Dunsany
Language: English
Year: 1922

Dunsany's first novel, begun during WWI. It is set in Spain's Golden Age, and features the adventures of Don Rodrigues as he sets out to seek his fortune after the death of his father. There is no Dulcinea but there is a Serafina, and although no windmills, there is a forest like that of Sherwood. And some bad guys, too. - Summary by Michael Broschat