Parallel Editions: Bilingual Classics on Kindle

Paragraph-by-paragraph bilingual editions of public-domain literature, in either direction. For English speakers learning German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, Norwegian, Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, or Portuguese, and for people learning English. Most titles suit CEFR B2 to C1; a few gentler ones suit B1 to B2, and every book page gives its level. Available now in the Kindle store. Every title has its own page with buy links.

How a page reads

The opening of The Great Gatsby, Learn Spanish · English alongside. Every paragraph is paired like this: the language you are learning first, your own language next to it.

En mis años más jóvenes y vulnerables, mi padre me dio un consejo que desde entonces no he dejado de dar vueltas en mi cabeza.

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.

—Siempre que te sientas tentado a criticar a alguien —me dijo—, recuerda que no toda la gente de este mundo ha tenido las ventajas que tú has tenido.

“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”

Available now

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1892). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, Norwegian, and Chinese. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish.
Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë (1847). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, Norwegian, and Chinese. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish.
Andersen's Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Andersen (1872). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, and Norwegian. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
The Odyssey, Homer (1900). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll (1865). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, and Norwegian. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish.
Aesop's Fables, Aesop (1867). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, and Korean. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, Norwegian, Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish.
Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling (1902). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, and Chinese. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum (1900). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
The Call of the Wild, Jack London (1903). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, and Norwegian. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling (1894). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, and Chinese. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting (1920). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
The Holy Bible, King James Version & classic translations (1611). For learners of German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. In English for speakers of Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie (1920). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll (1871). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Finnish, Korean, and Chinese. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish.
The Secret of Chimneys, Agatha Christie (1925). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, and Swedish. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
White Fang, Jack London (1906). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens (1843). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Swedish, and Korean. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie (1926). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, and Swedish. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
Poirot Investigates, Agatha Christie (1924). For learners of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Finnish. In English for speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill (1937). For learners of German, Spanish, and Finnish. In English for speakers of Spanish.

Each title comes in separate editions, one per direction. The edition for learners of Spanish sets the Spanish text first with the English alongside; its mirror sets the English first, with the Spanish alongside, for Spanish speakers learning English.

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