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Frances Calderon de la Barca, born in Edinburgh in 1804, was the daughter of William Inglis. Following her fathers passing, she moved to America and married the Spanish diplomat Don Angel Calderon de la Barca. Her journey took her across various appointments to Mexico, Washington, and ultimately to Madrid, where she was honored with the title of Marquesa de Calderon de la Barca by Alfonso XII before her death in 1882. This remarkable work is a collection of letters penned during her two-year stay in Mexico, revealing her keen observations of its society and culture. Initially intended for her ...

Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold,And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;Round many western islands have I beenWhich bards in fealty to Apollo hold.Oft of one wide expanse had I been toldThat deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne;Yet never did I breathe its pure sereneTill I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold.Then felt I like some watcher of the skiesWhen a new planet swims into his ken;Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyesHe star'd at the Pacific - and all his menLook'd at each other with a wild surmise -Silent, upon a peak in Darien. - KeatsPrescott’s classic and ...