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 13
... Winds-—Deceitful Appearances—Sunset in Southern Latitudes—Seas passed over by Columbus —Van'ed Occupations on Sh2 ... wind was contrary, but the day began to clear up, and the sun to scatter the watery clouds. Still there is nothing ...
... Winds-—Deceitful Appearances—Sunset in Southern Latitudes—Seas passed over by Columbus —Van'ed Occupations on Sh2 ... wind was contrary, but the day began to clear up, and the sun to scatter the watery clouds. Still there is nothing ...
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... wind is still contrary, and the Norma, beating up and down, makes but little way. We have gone seventy~four miles, and of these advanced but forty. Every one being sick to-day, the deck is nearly deserted. The most interesting object I ...
... wind is still contrary, and the Norma, beating up and down, makes but little way. We have gone seventy~four miles, and of these advanced but forty. Every one being sick to-day, the deck is nearly deserted. The most interesting object I ...
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... wind blew soft as on a summer moming. A land—bird flew into the ship. To-day the wind has veered round, but the weather continues charming. The sea is covered with multitudes of small flying-fish. An infantile waterspout appeared, and ...
... wind blew soft as on a summer moming. A land—bird flew into the ship. To-day the wind has veered round, but the weather continues charming. The sea is covered with multitudes of small flying-fish. An infantile waterspout appeared, and ...
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... wind, the little landbirds that come like harbingers of good tidings, the frequency of the shooting stars, and the multitude of flying-fish. As the shades of evening close around, and the tropical sky glitters with the light of ...
... wind, the little landbirds that come like harbingers of good tidings, the frequency of the shooting stars, and the multitude of flying-fish. As the shades of evening close around, and the tropical sky glitters with the light of ...
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... wind inexorable; and the passengers, with their heads tied up, look more gloomy than ever. Some sit dejected in corners, and some quarrel with their neighbours, thus finding a safety-valve by which their wrath may escape. 9th.-There is ...
... wind inexorable; and the passengers, with their heads tied up, look more gloomy than ever. Some sit dejected in corners, and some quarrel with their neighbours, thus finding a safety-valve by which their wrath may escape. 9th.-There is ...
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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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