Collection: Language Learning Fiction

Greatly influenced by Europe's nineteenth-century literary trends, Mexico's writers crafted some of the most phenomenal prose fiction in Spanish America. This collection offers a rich sampling of significant Mexican short stories published from 1843 to 1918.

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After spending nineteen years in the Toulon prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean is transformed by the kindness of Bishop Myriel and vows to live a life of good. Years later, under the name Monsieur Madeleine, he becomes mayor of Montreuil‑sur‑Mer and rescues Cosette, a mistreated or...

Set in 19th-century France, Les Misérables follows the life of Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who struggles to rebuild his life after years of imprisonment. Pursued relentlessly by the police inspector Javert, Valjean seeks redemption through acts of kindness while caring for the orphan Cosette. Aga...

Four students from an institute in Barcelona, together with their classmates, take the end-of-year trip to Buenos Aires. In the Argentine capital, the four friends accidentally find the map of a famous explorer and, becoming detectives, begin a series of adventures in search of a mysterious treas...

An absorbing story, and not without twists, which takes place inside a condominium. It all starts with the murder of Mr. Cassi, the tenant on the second floor. Two sixteen-years-olds, Giacomo and Simona, decide to set out in the search of the assassin. The investigations will lead them to discove...

An absorbing story, and not without twists, which takes place inside a condominium. It all starts with the murder of Mr. Cassi, the tenant on the second floor. Two sixteen-years-olds, Giacomo and Simona, decide to set out in the search of the assassin. The investigations will lead them to discove...

Consisting of both original stories and classics that have been adapted, each book in this highly recommended series is filled with colourful pictures and activities to facilitate understanding and encourage students to revise fundamental grammar points and practise their oral and written skills.

The idea of narrating the adventures of the myth of Perseo was born from a journey in Greece: the hero’s childhood, his encounter with Medusa, his meeting with Atlante and the unintentional killing of his grandfather, Acrisio. This myth, with which the origin of the constellations Andromeda and C...

Cercere, the goddess of the messengers, is tormented by a recurring dream that her daughter, Proserpina disappears.Very soon the goddess discovers that it is a premonition; Proserpina is in fact kidnapped by the god of hell, who takes her with him to the afterlife. Giving over to the anger and pa...