Heath's Modern Language Series: Spanish Short Stories   By: Louise Reinhardt (1866-)

I recently had the pleasure of reading Louise Reinhardt's collection of Spanish short stories as part of Heath's Modern Language Series. As a beginner Spanish learner, I found this book to be incredibly helpful in improving my vocabulary and comprehension skills.

The stories included in this book were engaging and entertaining, making it easier for me to stay engaged and motivated to continue reading. The vocabulary was accessible for beginners, with helpful footnotes and glossaries provided for unfamiliar words. The stories also provided cultural insights that helped me better understand the nuances of the Spanish language.

Overall, I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to improve their Spanish language skills. It's a great resource for beginners like myself, and I'm looking forward to continuing my language studies with the help of Louise Reinhardt's short stories.

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These Spanish Short Stories are, for the most part, realistic pictures of the manners and customs of modern Spain, written by masters of Spanish prose. All were written in the second half of the nineteenth century or in the first decade of the twentieth, except the story by Larra, which was written about seventy five years ago. And all describe recent conditions, except the tale, partly historical and partly legendary, by Bécquer, which goes back to the invasion of Spain by the French under Napoleon in the early years of the nineteenth century; the story by Larra, which, however, is nearly as true of Castile to day as it was when written; and Trueba's story, which is partly legendary, partly symbolic, and partly realistic... Continue reading book >>