My selection of classical readings.
- Marly GP

- Nov 15
- 11 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
PART I. Classical and world literature. It is an extensive and meticulous selection about different classical authors and titles in English and Spanish. This selection is regulary updated for including others and it is shown an alphabetical order by author and titles.

Agatha Christie Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
She was a highly successful author and kept her success until her death. Her books have sold over a million copies in English and other languages.

Albert Camus Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957.

Alexandre Dumas Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors.

Alice Walker Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the book
She is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Amado Nervo Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a highly prominent Mexican poet in the literary movement known as Modernism.

Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the book
The Diary of Anne Frank, the inspiring and tragic story told through the lens of a young girl's own life experiences that continues to stir emotions to this day.

Anton Chekhov Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
His works had a great impact on all literary forms in which he wrote, his greatest impact was on short fiction.

Alejo Carpentier Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a classically trained novelist, pianist, and musicologist, a producer of avant-garde radio programs, and an influential political and literary theorist.

Arthur Conan Doyle Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a British writer and physician. He was a prolific author whose work includes science fiction stories, historical novels, plays, and poetry.

Baltasar Gracián y Morales Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Jesuit priest and Spanish writer of the Golden Age, who cultivated didactic and philosophical prose.

Brontë Sisters Collection. See the collection
Spanish edition. See the collection
Their works featured complex and rebellious female characters who struggled against the social norms of their time. Her works became literary classics because they profoundly addressed themes such as feminism, politics, and the social restrictions imposed on women in the 19th century.

Calderón de la Barca Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Spanish writer, playwright, poet, and priest, known primarily for being one of the most distinguished Baroque writers of the Golden Age, especially for his theater.

César Vallejo Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He is remembered for his profound exploration of human suffering, his innovative, avant-garde language and, his commitment to social justice.

Charles Dickens Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
Here one of the greatest and most popular English novelists of the Victorian era.

Cirilio Villaverde Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a poet, novelist, journalist and defender of freedom in 19th-century Cuba.

Douglas Admas Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the book
English author widely known for his work The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Dulce María Loynaz Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
She is one of Cuba's most famous poets and has earned a respected place in other countries as well.

Edgar Allan Poe Collection. See the Collection
Spanish Edition. See the collecion
His great influence on American and world literature and he was one of the pioneers of science fiction and mystery literature.

Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a very popular American writer, for his famous fantasy and fiction series.

Eliseo Diego Collection. The English Edition is not available now.
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a refined Cuban poet who also stands out for his important contributions to children's literature.

Ernest Hemingway Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
One of the leading American novelists and short story writers of the 20th century.

Federico García Lorca Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a notable Spanish musician and poet. He had a great influence on 20th-century Spanish literature.

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was an American military and writer, widely known as one of the greatest authors of the 20th century.

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the book
This gothic novel is considered the first known science fiction novel.

Franz Kafka Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
His work impacted world literature by transferring the pain of his childhood into writing, transforming it into a narrative that combines realism and fantasy.

Friedrich Nietzsche Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a German philosopher, poet, composer, and philologist who greatly influenced Western culture's way of thinking because he made strong and wise criticisms of traditional European moral commitments, as well as their foundations in Christianity.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was one of the leading writers of the Russian Empire. His works explore human psychology in the complex political and social context of Russian society in the second half of the 19th century.

Gabriela Mistral Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
Known as Gabriela Mistral, she was a Chilean poet, diplomat, and educator. For her poetry, she received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945.

Gabriel García Márquez Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a prolific Colombian writer, screenwriter, and journalist. Renowned for his novels and short stories, he also wrote essays, speeches, reports, film reviews, and memoirs. In 1982, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

George Orwell Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a British novelist, journalist, essayist, and critic born in India. In addition to being a columnist, literary critic, and novelist, he is one of the most accomplished English-language essayists.

George R.R. Martin Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
American known fantasy, science fiction, and horror writer, best known for his masterpiece "A Song of Ice and Fire" and his debut novel "Game of Thrones."

Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
She was a Spanish-Cuban novelist, playwright, and poet of the Romantic era. She settled in Cuba at a young age, where she began publishing under the pseudonym "La Peregrina" and became known with the novel Sab, considered the first anti-slavery novel.

Gone with the wind, by Margaret Mitchell. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the book
Widely considered The Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version. It explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Guillermo Cabrera Infante Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
Writer, journalist, and film critic. His style is characterized by his great sense of humor, deep cultural knowledge and sharpness in the Cuban literary style.

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Spanish poet and storyteller of the post-Romantic period.

Harriet Beecher Stowe Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the book
She was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852).

Henry Ibsen Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the book
He was a Norwegian playwright and poet. He is considered Norway's most important playwright and one of the authors who most influenced modern theater. He is the father of modern realist drama and a precursor to symbolic theater.

Homer Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
It is the name assigned to the authorship of the main Greek epic poems: The Iliad and The Odyssey.

Honoré de Balzac Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a French novelist and playwright, representative of the so-called realist novel of the 19th century.

Isabel Allende Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
She is a Chilean writer. She has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 2004. She won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 2010.

James Joyce Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish writer, recognized worldwide as one of the most important and influential writers of the 20th century. His most notable works include Ulysses and Finnegans Wake.

J. D. Salinger Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the book
American author widely known for his masterpiece "The Catcher in the Rye".

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a writer, educator, philosopher, musician, botanist, and naturalist. He is considered one of the first writers of the pre-Romantic period.

Jean Paul Sartre Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a French philosopher and writer who is considered the father of existentialism.

Jorge Luis Borges Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was an Argentine writer widely considered a key figure in Spanish and world literature.

José Lezama Lima Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
Cuban writer considered one of the most important authors of Cuba and of Latin American literature.

Juana de Ibarbourou Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
Known as Juana de América, she was a Uruguayan poet. She is considered one of the most distinctive voices in early 20th-century Spanish-American poetry.

Juan Ramón Jiménez Collection. See the collection
Spasnish Edition. See the collection
He was a Spanish poet. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956 for his entire body of work.

Juan Rulfo Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer. He is considered one of the most important Latin American writers of the 20th century.

Julio Cortázar Collection See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was an Argentine writer and professor. He also worked as a translator, a position he held for UNESCO and several publishing houses.

J.R.R. Tolkien Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a British writer, poet, philologist, linguist, and university professor. He is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

John Steinbeck Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was an American writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

José Martí Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Cuban politician, diplomat, poet, essayist, journalist and philosopher. He is considered the initiator of literary modernism in Latin America.

José Saramago Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Portuguese writer. In 1998, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Juana Inés de la Cruz Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
She was a Hieronymite nun and Mexican writer, an exponent of the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

Julio Verne Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a French writer, playwright, and poet. He was famous for his adventure novels and for his significant influence on the literary genre of science fiction.

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the book
A truly exciting story.

Kahlil Gibran Collection. See the collecion
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
He is best known for his 1923 book, The Prophet, an inspirational work of fiction that includes a series of philosophical essays written in English poetic prose.

Khaled Hosseini Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He is one of the most widely read novelists in the world, with millions of copies sold in more than seventy countries.

Kurt Vonnegut Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was an American writer. His works belong to the science fiction genre, incorporating satire and dark humor.

Leo Tolstoy Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He is considered one of the most important writers in world literature.

Lope de Vega Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was one of the most important poets and playwrights of the Spanish Golden Age and one of the most prolific authors in world literature.

Mario Benedetti Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Uruguayan writer and one of the most renowned in the Spanish language.

Mark Twain Collection. Get the collection
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He is known as one of the fathers of American literature and stands out as an exceptional humorist.

Miguel De Unamuno Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Spanish writer and philosopher. He cultivated all literary genres: essay, novel, poetry, journalism, and theater.

Mirror of Patience, by Silvestre de Balbo. The English Edition is not available now.
Spanish Edition. See the book
It is considered the first poem that was written on the island of Cuba.

Ray Bradbury Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

Raymond Carver Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and of American literature.

Rubén Darío Collection. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a Nicaraguan poet, writer, journalist, and diplomat. He was among the most prominent figures of literary modernism in the Spanish language.

The Art of the War, by Sun Tzu. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the book
Written around the 5th century BC, its fundamentals have been applied for centuries not only in warfare, but also in fields such as business, law, and sports.

The Decameron, by Giovanni Bocaccio. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the book
The book is considered a masterpiece of Italian literature and influenced later writers.

The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the book
It is a classic of world fiction literature.

The Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights), by many authors. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the book
This refers to a popularized and adapted version of this collection of Eastern tales.

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. See the book
Spanish Edition. See the book
She is the American author of this acclaimed novel and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and numerous literary awards and distinctions.

Umberto Eco Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
Italian novelist, medievalist, semiotician, philosopher, and literary critic. Author of several best-selling novels.

Valerio Massimo Manfredi. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He is an Italian archaeologist and writer, known primarily for his historical novels about the ancient world.

Victor Hugo Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a French poet, novelist, and playwright of the Romantic movement. He is considered one of the greatest and most well-known French writers.

Virginia Woolf Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
British novelist and essayist. She was a key figure in the history of literature as a feminist and modernist.

Voltaire (pseudonym) Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was a prominent French writer, historian, philosopher and lawyer.

Walt Whitman Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
Considered the father of modern American poetry.

William Fulkner Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
He was an American writer, recognized worldwide for his experimental novels and awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. He made a significant contribution to the contemporary American novel. He also wrote short stories, screenplays, essays, and a play.

William Shakespeare Collection. See the collection
Spanish Edition. See the collection
English poet and playwright, considered by many to be the most important writer in the English language and the most outstanding playwright in the world.


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