Introduction

Did you know that English is not only the means of communication of millions of people with different mother tongues?

Did you know that English is the language in which many of the most important masterpieces of the Universal Literature were written?

Be aware of this:

English is the “wand” that some magic writers have used to touch the heads and the hearts of many readers throughout centuries. And they aroused…

memories, reflections, opinions, laugh, anger, fun, contempt, calm, embarrassment, love, pity, intrigue, surprise, satisfaction, restlessness…

feelings.

Would you like to know their names? Their works? Their “spells”?

Too ambitious a task for such a short time! Let´s just have a look through the windows of the solid house of History they inhabit.