Project Gutenberg 2015-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 88 Ferry, Gabriel 1809 1852 Bellemare, Louis de Bellemare, Gabriel Ferry de Bellemare, Eugène Louis Gabriel de Bellemare, Eugene Louis Gabriel de 06011706 Vagabond Life in Mexico Produced by deaurider, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Vagabond Life in Mexico" by Gabriel Ferry is a narrative work likely written in the mid-19th century. The text immerses readers in the vibrant and tumultuous life of Mexico, exploring themes of societal contrasts, particularly focusing on the experiences of its lower classes and vagabonds. Central to this exploration is the character of Perico, a Mexican vagabond, and his interactions with various individuals in a society rife with both beauty and brutality. The opening of the narrative introduces the author’s first impressions of Mexico City, emphasizing its grandeur and the chaotic life within its streets. The protagonist’s fascination with the "léperos," or ragged street dwellers, sets the stage for his connection with Perico, hinting at adventures to come. As the protagonist navigates the complexities of Mexican society, including attending a bullfight with a Franciscan monk, the prose reveals the stark contrasts between opulence and destitution, innocence and vice. The text promises a vivid portrait of a city teeming with life, where every character presents a story intricately weaved into the fabric of its culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mexico -- Social life and customs F1201 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 673329 673331 2024-09-21T08:16:48.423560 2023-09-22T05:40:59.965810 text/html text/html 681304 2015-12-05T06:32:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 270186 2015-12-05T06:32:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 294562 2024-09-21T08:16:56.717497 application/epub+zip 304125 2024-09-21T08:16:49.610541 application/epub+zip 304125 2024-09-21T08:16:48.995561 application/epub+zip 482582 2024-09-21T08:17:02.230530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428249 2024-09-21T08:16:56.075508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428453 2022-09-23T03:39:01.359237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619727 619526 2024-09-21T08:16:47.157521 2023-09-22T05:40:58.758787 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 619708 2015-12-05T06:32:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 238445 2015-12-05T06:32:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18646 2024-09-21T08:17:02.391491 application/rdf+xml 6839 2024-09-21T08:16:49.085517 image/jpeg 1326 2024-09-21T08:16:49.040538 image/jpeg 270134 2024-09-21T08:16:48.481606 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia