Essays and soliloquies
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A selection of essays and philosophical soliloquies by Spanish thinker Miguel de Unamuno, exploring themes of existence, faith, and personal identity. Written in his characteristic introspective style, these pieces blend literary reflection with existential questioning. The essays are relatively short and rich in ideas, offering learners complex vocabulary and sentence structures, while the personal tone invites engagement with the text.
Learn English with Essays and soliloquies
- Suits learners around level C1: you read the original, not a simplified retelling.
- 7,819 distinct words, each one a tap away from your personal vocabulary list.
- Read in English, glance at the translation under any sentence you are unsure of, and listen to natural read-aloud voices to train your ear.
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Questions about this book
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The text is estimated at level C1. Because every sentence has its translation underneath, lower levels can follow along too.
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