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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... never been in Mexico . With time the book won universal favor . Publica- tion in Spanish had a more varied history . Shortly after the appearance of the American edition , the Mexico City news- paper , El siglo diez y nueve , began to ...
... never been in Mexico . With time the book won universal favor . Publica- tion in Spanish had a more varied history . Shortly after the appearance of the American edition , the Mexico City news- paper , El siglo diez y nueve , began to ...
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... never getting rid of an eternal smirk upon her face . A bolero , danced afterwards by two Spanish damsels in black and silver , was very refreshing . 23rd . - To - morrow we sail in the Jason , should the wind not prove contrary ...
... never getting rid of an eternal smirk upon her face . A bolero , danced afterwards by two Spanish damsels in black and silver , was very refreshing . 23rd . - To - morrow we sail in the Jason , should the wind not prove contrary ...
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... never was on board a ship . A norther , not a very severe one , but what they call a Norte chocolatero , that is , its shock tore a sail in two , as I tear this sheet of paper . The most ingenious person I see is " the master of LIFE IN ...
... never was on board a ship . A norther , not a very severe one , but what they call a Norte chocolatero , that is , its shock tore a sail in two , as I tear this sheet of paper . The most ingenious person I see is " the master of LIFE IN ...
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... never be effaced from our memory , and such a one was that which took place this morn- ing at Perote at two o'clock , the moon and the stars shining bright and cold . Being dressed , I went into the kitchen , where C -- n , the officers ...
... never be effaced from our memory , and such a one was that which took place this morn- ing at Perote at two o'clock , the moon and the stars shining bright and cold . Being dressed , I went into the kitchen , where C -- n , the officers ...
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... of his Excellency's arrival : whether twenty breakfasts , or the same one cold , or réchauffé , we may never know . The captain had a very handsome horse , which he caused to caracolear by the side of the diligence , and. 54 LIFE IN MEXICO.
... of his Excellency's arrival : whether twenty breakfasts , or the same one cold , or réchauffé , we may never know . The captain had a very handsome horse , which he caused to caracolear by the side of the diligence , and. 54 LIFE IN MEXICO.
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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 |
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