Miguel: 1889 books

The story of the Spanish knight whose devotion to tales of chivalry leads him and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, into a series of bizarre adventures blends fantasy, comedy, and drama in a way that has gripped the world's imagination for centuries. This edition has been abridged and adapted for children, and enhanced by the delightful illustrations of Walter Crane.

Composed throughout Cervantes's writing life and mentioned in Don Quixote, his Exemplary Stories are among the first and finest Spanish short stories: ranging from traditional tales of love to incisive moral fables. In The Little Gipsy Girl, an Italianate romance, the nomadic life is idealised through...

This collection of essays, offered in honor of the distinguished career of prominent political philosophy professor Clifford Orwin, provides a wide context in which to consider the rise of “humanity” as one of the chief modern virtues. A relative of—and also a replacement for—formerly more...

‘Simply magical’ Elle The story of Venezuela told through the adventures of kindly giant, Octavio. Struggling to conceal his illiteracy, he embarks on a transformative journey that unearths his life's purpose. “His body might have been hewn from a tree trunk; his heart would last for...

El cuento es la forma literaria que recoge la magia de la narración desde tiempos inmemoriales hasta ahora. Este género plasma como pocos la historia de la literatura y su cercanía a la población: el cuento oral, el cuento en las hogueras de la tribu, el cuento en las cocinas de las casas, el...

In The Envious Moon Charles meets Cristina at Cornell University and they fall in love. She is an upper class Colombian, he is an American student. While on a visit to Bogot for their wedding arrangements, Charles is kidnapped by guerrillas. He spends three years in the jungle, maltreated, chained...

It is curious that every time someone asks me what I do for a living, and I answer that I am a palliative care psychologist, they automatically change the subject. Almost no one asks me about my work, almost nobody wants to hear about illness, much less death, when the only thing certain in our life...

Biblioteca Clásica de la Real Academia Española. Joyas universales de nuestras letras Publicada en 1585 –apenas cinco años tras el cautiverio del autor en Argel–, la novela tiene como argumento principal el triángulo formado por dos pastores, Elicio y Erastro, y la bella Galatea, de...