Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 103 Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis) 1882 Calderon de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis) Barca, Madame Calderón de la (Frances Erskine Inglis) Inglis, Frances Erskine La Barca, Frances Calderón de Life in Mexico Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Charles Franks, Marvin A. Hodges and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Life in Mexico" by Madame Calderón de la Barca is a travel narrative written in the early 19th century. The book provides an intimate glimpse into the author's experiences and observations during her two-year residence in Mexico as the wife of the Spanish Minister. It covers various aspects of Mexican society, culture, and politics through detailed letters addressed to her family, illustrating the contrasts between her home country and her new environment. The opening of the narrative details Madame Calderón's departure from New York aboard the ship "Norma," highlighting her emotional farewells and reflections upon the journey. As she progresses through her travels, she shares vivid descriptions of her fellow passengers, the challenges of sea life, and the landscape she observes, including glimpses of Havana as she eventually arrives in Cuba. This introduction sets the tone for the vibrant and observant writing that characterizes the rest of her travelogue, which promises a rich exploration of the life and customs she encounters in Mexico. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mexico -- Description and travel Mexico -- Social life and customs F1201 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 1422369 1422259 2024-10-04T10:33:17.064235 2023-10-04T09:30:40.515379 text/html text/html 1422362 1422252 2024-10-04T10:33:17.504209 2023-10-04T09:30:40.871351 text/html text/html 623791 2024-10-04T10:33:35.341164 application/epub+zip 646381 2024-10-04T10:33:21.982247 application/epub+zip 643747 2024-10-04T10:33:19.904260 application/epub+zip 1062514 2024-10-04T10:33:46.028573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 975160 2024-10-04T10:33:33.660145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 943582 2022-09-05T03:55:40.889187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1345802 1345743 2024-10-04T10:33:16.161267 2023-10-04T09:30:39.845373 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1340094 2021-01-02T06:01:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 524149 2021-01-02T06:01:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19410 2024-10-04T10:33:46.341574 application/rdf+xml 12393 2024-10-04T10:33:20.696216 image/jpeg 3309 2024-10-04T10:33:20.227202 image/jpeg 612661 2024-10-04T10:33:17.625231 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 en.wikipedia