Platero y yo

The picaresque novel that launched the genre: Lázaro tells how he survived serving a blind man, a stingy priest and a broke squire. An annotated edition of the 1554 text, a weekend read.

Anonymous

Bécquer's poems and his Romantic horror legends in one compact edition. Short rhymes to read aloud and legends like Los ojos verdes and El monte de las ánimas, perfect for practicing Spanish.

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Eight stories where turtles, stingrays and flamingos from the Misiones jungle live adventures full of humor and courage. Simple language and short sentences, one of the best ways into reading Spanish.

Horacio Quiroga

Two young tricksters arrive in Seville and join Monipodio's brotherhood of thieves. One of the funniest of Cervantes' Exemplary Novels, read in an afternoon.

Miguel de Cervantes

Two siblings and their cow Cordera watch the train and modern life arrive in the Asturian countryside. One of the most moving short stories in Spanish literature.

Leopoldo Alas Clarín