Raquel Lebredo was born in Camag�ey, Cuba. She attended school in Havana and later enrolled at the University of Havana, where she received a Ph.D. in Education in 1950. After living in Spain for a period of time, she moved in 1968 to the United States. Dr. Lebredo was awarded a Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of California, Riverside, in 1973. Since then she has taught Spanish at Claremont Graduate School, Crafton Hills College, the University of Redlands, and California Baptist College, and has authored several Spanish textbooks. She was honored as "Faculty Member of the Year" by the student body at California Baptist College, and in 1991 she received a YWCA "Women of Achievement"… award.
Preliminary Contents Capiacute;tulo 1 El haz de lentilde;a (faacute;bula), Esopo Cuento del loro chismoso y de la mujer piacute;cara (cuento oriental medieval) Apocalipsis, Marco Denevi Meciendo, Gabriela Mistral Rima XI, Gustavo Adolfo Beacute;cquer Capiacute;tulo 2 El hombre que teniacute;a dos esposas (faacute;bula) Geacute;nesis, Marco Denevi La muerte (El grimorio), Enrique Anderson-Imbert Nacha Ceniceros, Nellie Campobello En paz, Amado Nervo Rima XXX, Gustavo Adolfo Beacute;cquer Capiacute;tulo 3 Leyenda, Jorge Luis Borges El maestro traicionado, Marco Denevi La muerte, Enrique Anderson-Imbert Los deseos, Fernaacute;n Caballero Diaacute;logo negro, Blas R. Jimeacute;nez de Versos… sencillos, Joseacute; Martiacute; Capiacute;tulo 4 La nintilde;a fea, Ana Mariacute;a Matute El tiempo borra, Javier de Viana No hay mal que por bien no venga, Ricardo Palma Cuadrados y aacute;ngulos, Alfonsina Storni Hombre pequentilde;ito, Alfonsina Storni Capiacute;tulo 5 El castellano viejo, Mariano Joseacute; de Larra Una carta a Dios, Gregorio Loacute;pez y Fuentes La higuera, Juana de Ibarbourou ¡Amemos! Amado Nervo Capiacute;tulo 6 Viajes, Julio Cortaacute;zar El deacute;cimo, Emilia Pardo Bazaacute;n Uacute;ltimo acto, Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cancioacute;n de jinete, Federico Garciacute;a Lorca No seacute; por queacute; piensas tuacute;..., Nicolaacute;s Guilleacute;n Capiacute;tulo 7 El as de espadas, Hugo Rodriacute;guez-Alcalaacute; El adversario, Olga Ramiacute;rez de Arellano El viaje definitivo, Juan Ramoacute;n Jimeacute;nez Canto de esperanza, Daisy Zamora Capiacute;tulo 8 Un cumpleantilde;os, Julio Camba El crimen de la calle de la Perseguida, Armando Palacio Valdeacute;s Poema XXIII, Antonio Machado Capiacute;tulo 9 La casa nueva, Silvia Molina Un diacute;a de eacute;stos, Gabriel Garciacute;a Maacute;rquez Poema 10, Pablo Neruda Capiacute;tulo 10 Mareo escolar, Joseacute; Antonio Burciaga El arrepentido, Ana Mariacute;a Matute A Julia de Burgos, Julia de Burgos Lecturas suplementarias Selecciones poeacute;ticas Masa, Ceacute;sar Vallejo Un puntilde;ado de tierra, Herib Campos Cervera Letaniacute;a del mar, Julia de Burgos Otontilde;o, Francisco Mena-Aylloacute;n Selecciones de prosa El crimen del viejo Pedro, Javier de Viana Con los ojos cerrados, Reinaldo Arenas Los amigos, Julio Cortaacute;zar La venganza, Olga Carreras Gonzaacute;lez Dos ensayos Mi raza, Joseacute; Martiacute; El arrebato, Rosa Montero