Translated from the Spanish -- "This translation is based on the third edition (5 volumes, 1830-1831) and fourth edition (4 volumes, 1842)."
The mangy parrot, abridged : the life and times of Periquillo Sarniento, written by himself for his children by José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi. ISBN 087220670X. Published by Hackett in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.