Life in Mexico

Frances Calderon de la Barca

ISBN 10: 0520046625 / ISBN 13: 9780520046627

Published by University of California Press, 1982

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Synopsis:

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.

Review: "The memoir of the Scottish-born Fanny Calderon de la Barca of her stay as a diplomat's wife in Mexico, published more than a century ago, is one of the most enduring, lighthearted and informative books ever written about that complicated country. Her "Life in Mexico describes a nation and a people just entering their third chaotic decade of independence. . . . She was an inspired an literate gadabout and a sharp-eyed, tart-tongued critic of manners and morals. She recorded her observations with fidelity, insight and wit."--"New York Times

Bibliographic Details

Title: Life in Mexico
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good