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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Página 17
... hills on the island of Eleuthera, where they make salt, and where there are many negroes. Neither salt nor negroes visible to the naked eye; nothing but the gray outline of the hills, melting into the sea and sky; and having tacked ...
... hills on the island of Eleuthera, where they make salt, and where there are many negroes. Neither salt nor negroes visible to the naked eye; nothing but the gray outline of the hills, melting into the sea and sky; and having tacked ...
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... hills of red sand by which it is surrounded, and which look like the deserts of Arabia, appeared inviting. A boat full of cooked hats was now seen approaching from the city, containing the Consul in full uniform, and other authorities ...
... hills of red sand by which it is surrounded, and which look like the deserts of Arabia, appeared inviting. A boat full of cooked hats was now seen approaching from the city, containing the Consul in full uniform, and other authorities ...
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... hills of sand, but across the country, through a wilderness of trees and flowers, the glowing productions of tierm caliente. We arrived about five at Manga de Clavo, after passing through leagues of natural garden, the property of Santa ...
... hills of sand, but across the country, through a wilderness of trees and flowers, the glowing productions of tierm caliente. We arrived about five at Manga de Clavo, after passing through leagues of natural garden, the property of Santa ...
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... hills and the valleys; a glimpse of the distant ocean; the surrounding lanes shaded by fruit trees: aloes, bananas, chirimoyas, mingled with the green liquidambar, the flowering myrtle, and hundreds of plants and shrubs and flowers of ...
... hills and the valleys; a glimpse of the distant ocean; the surrounding lanes shaded by fruit trees: aloes, bananas, chirimoyas, mingled with the green liquidambar, the flowering myrtle, and hundreds of plants and shrubs and flowers of ...
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... hills and snow-crowned volcanoes—-what scenes of wonder and of beauty to burst upon the eyes of these Wayfaring menl Then the beautiful gardens surrounding the city, the profusion of flowers, and fruit, and birds—the mild bronze ...
... hills and snow-crowned volcanoes—-what scenes of wonder and of beauty to burst upon the eyes of these Wayfaring menl Then the beautiful gardens surrounding the city, the profusion of flowers, and fruit, and birds—the mild bronze ...
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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