Frances Calderón de la Barca

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Frances Calderón de la Barca


Born
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
February 06, 1882

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Frances "Fanny" Erskine Inglis, later the Marquesa of Calderón de la Barca (1804 - 1882) was born into the Scottish nobility and was a 19th-century travel writer best known for her 1843 account, Life in Mexico, which is widely regarded by historians as one of the most influential Latin American travel narratives of the 19th century. ...more

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Life in Mexico

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Life in Mexico: The Letters...

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Scenes At The Fair

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Life in Mexico: During a Re...

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The Attaché in Madrid: Or, ...

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Life in Mexico: During a Re...

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“First impressions are of great importance, if given only as such; but if laid down as decided opinions, how apt they are to be erroneous! It is like judging of individuals by their physiognomy and manners, without having had time to study their character. We all do so more or less, but how frequently we find ourselves deceived!”
Frances Calderón de la Barca, Life in Mexico

“He enjoys a good dinner, good wine, and ladies' society, but just sufficiently to make his leisure hours pass pleasantly, without indigestion from the first, headaches from the second, or heartaches from the third.”
Frances Calderón de la Barca, Life in Mexico