At our February meeting we have discussed Edith Wharton's "Xingu and Other Stories", a collection of short stories published in their bilingual editions by Palabrero Press. It consists of five short stories written in this specific for Wharton ironic style, which ruthles…

This month I've decided to share with you the audio-biography of Edith Wharton from Voice of America. You can practice your listening skills: In case you prefer reading it, follow this link for a script: VoA: Edith Wharton, 1862-1937: She Wrote About the Young and Innocen…

I'm often asked what I recommend to make reading in English easier. And invariably I answer: ¨Practice, practice, practice¨. Everything comes with time and you have to learn to enjoy the process. Surely, you have to choose what you like reading. You would never try reading Ulysses i…