Life in MexicoUniversity of California Press, 1982 M09 30 - 550 páginas Originally published in 1843, Fanny Calderon de la Barca, gives her spirited account of living in Mexico–from her travels with her husband through Mexico as the Spanish diplomat to the daily struggles with finding good help–Fanny gives the reader an enlivened picture of the life and times of a country still struggling with independence. |
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... eyes of a few friends only, I strongly recommended that they should be given to the world. This is now done, with a few such alterations and omissions as were necessary in a private correspondence; and although the work would derive ...
... eyes of a few friends only, I strongly recommended that they should be given to the world. This is now done, with a few such alterations and omissions as were necessary in a private correspondence; and although the work would derive ...
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... eyes by some curious process; ]udge ——, Mr. ——, and others, from whom we were truly sorry to part. The Norma was anchored in one of the most beautiful points of the bay, and the steamboat towed us five miles, until we had passed the ...
... eyes by some curious process; ]udge ——, Mr. ——, and others, from whom we were truly sorry to part. The Norma was anchored in one of the most beautiful points of the bay, and the steamboat towed us five miles, until we had passed the ...
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... eyes fixed on the west, like a Persian intently watching the rising of his god; though his star was to arise from whence the day-god sets. We see him bending his gaze on the first dark line that separated the watery sea from the blue of ...
... eyes fixed on the west, like a Persian intently watching the rising of his god; though his star was to arise from whence the day-god sets. We see him bending his gaze on the first dark line that separated the watery sea from the blue of ...
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... eyes, at six o'clock, P.M. Nothing can be more striking than the first appearance of this fortress, starting up from the solid rock, with its towers and battlements, while here, to remind us of our latitude, we see a few feathery cocoas ...
... eyes, at six o'clock, P.M. Nothing can be more striking than the first appearance of this fortress, starting up from the solid rock, with its towers and battlements, while here, to remind us of our latitude, we see a few feathery cocoas ...
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... eyes and fine teeth, her dress quiet and rich. She is universally beloved here. I received from her, nearly every morning, a bouquet of the loveliest flowers from her quinta—roses, carnations, heliotrope, etc. The dinner at H——a's to ...
... eyes and fine teeth, her dress quiet and rich. She is universally beloved here. I received from her, nearly every morning, a bouquet of the loveliest flowers from her quinta—roses, carnations, heliotrope, etc. The dinner at H——a's to ...
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January to June 1840 | 79 |
July to December 1840 | 229 |
January to June 1841 | 303 |
July to December 1841 | 385 |
January to April 1842 | 527 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Life in Mexico Madame Calderón de la Barca (Frances Erskine Inglis),Frances Calderón de La Barca Sin vista previa disponible - 2010 |
Life In Mexico Frances Calderón de la Barca,Madame Calderon de la Barca Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
Términos y frases comunes
amongst appeared arrived beautiful brought building called carriage carried church coloured convent covered cross crowd dark door dress effect entered especially everything excellent eyes face figures fine first flowers followed four friends garden gave give given gold hacienda hand handsome head hills horses hundred Indian ladies leagues leave LETTER light live looked Mexican Mexico morning mountains natural nearly never night palace party passed person poor present president pretty probably received remain rest returned rich ride road robbers rose round Santa seemed seen Sefior sent short side silver soldiers Spaniards Spanish standing stone streets taken thousand took travellers trees various village walked whole wind woman women young