A Second Spanish Reader A Dual-Language Book

Geared toward advanced beginners, this dual-language volume offers students the convenient, accessible format of English translations on pages facing the matching Spanish text. Selections from poetry, plays, and stories include works by Gabriela Mistral, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Lope de Vega, Simon Bolivar, Francisco de Quevedo, and other prominent Spanish-language writers.

Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.

Las Casas (1474?–1566)     Brevísima relación / Very Brief ReportMontemayor (1519?–1561     La Diana / DianaLuis de León (1527?–1591)     De los nombres de Cristo / On the Names of ChristAlemán (1547–1615)     Guzmán de AlfaracheCervantes (1547–1616)     “El licenciado Vidriera” / “The Graduate Vidriera”Espinel (1550–1624)     Marcos de ObregónLope de Vega (1562–1635)     El mejor alcalde, el rey / The Best Mayor—the KingQuevedo (1580–1645)     El buscón / The SwindlerTirso de Molina (1583–1648)     Los cigarrales de Toledo / The Country Houses of ToledoCalderón (1600–1681)     El purgatorio de San Patricio / Saint Patrick’s PurgatoryCadalso (1741–1782)     Cartas marruecas / The Moroccan LettersJovellanos (1744–1811)     Espectáculos y diversiones públicas / Shows and Public EntertainmentsSamaniego (1745–1801)     Fábulas / FablesBolívar (1783–1830)      “A los pueblos de Venezuela” / “To the People of Venezuela”Duque de Rivas (1791–1865)     Don Álvaro “Fernán Caballero” (1796–1877)     La gaviota / The SeagullHeredia (1803–1839)      “Al retrato de mi madre” / “To My Mother’s Portrait”Mesonero Romanos (1803–1882)     Escenas matritenses / Scenes in MadridEcheverría (1805–1851)     “El matadero” / “The Slaughterhouse”Hartzenbusch (1806–1880)     Los amantes de Teruel / The Lovers of TeruelEspronceda (1808–1842)     El estudiante de Salamanca / The Student of SalamancaSarmiento (1811–1888)     Recuerdos de provincia / Provincial RecollectionsGarcía Gutiérrez (1813–1884)     El trovador / The TroubadourGómez de Avellaneda (1814–1873)     SabGil yCarrasco (1815–1846)     El Señor de Bembibre / The Lord of BembibreLastarria (1817–1888)     “Rosa”Zorrilla (1817–1893)    “A buen juez, mejor testigo” / “For a Good Judge, a Witness Better Yet”Mármol (1817–1871)     AmaliaTamayo y Baus (1829–1898)    Un drama nuevo / A New DramaBlest Gana (1830–1920)     Martín RivasAlarcón (1833–1891)     “La mujer alta” / “The Tall Woman”Altamirano (1834–1893)     ClemenciaBécquer (1836–1870)     Leyendas / LegendsCastro (1837–1885)     En las orillas del Sar / On the Banks of the SarPérez Galdós (1843–1920)     El amigo Manso / Our Friend MansoLópez Portillo (1850–1923)     La parcela / The Plot of LandGutiérrez Nájera (1859–1895)     Cuentos frágiles / Fragile TalesUnamuno (1864–1936)     Vida de Don Quijote y Sancho / Life of Don Quixote and SanchoGamboa (1864–1939)     SantaValle-Inclán (1866–1936)     Flor de santidad / Flower of SanctityDarío (1867–1916)     “Canto a la Argentina” / “Hymn to Argentina”Blasco Ibáñez (1867–1928)     Cuentos valencianos / Valencian StoriesBaroja (1872–1956)     Camino de perfección / On the Way to Perfection “Azorín” (1873–1967)     La voluntad / WillpowerLugones (1874–1938)     La guerra gaucha / The Gaucho WarQuiroga (1878–1937)    “El hombre muerto” / “The Dead Man”Jiménez (1881–1958)     Segunda antolojía poética / Second Poetic AnthologyD’Halmar (1882–1950)     “En provincia” / “In the Provinces”Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955)     El Espectador / The SpectatorMistral (1889–1957)     Desolación / Desolation