Calderon de la Barca, Frances Erskine (Ingles), 1804-1882
Dates
- Existence: 1804 - 1882
Biography
Frances "Fanny" Erskine Inglis, later the Marquesa of Calderón de la Barca (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1804 – Madrid, Spain, 1882), was born to a family of the 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.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Frances Erskine Calderon de la Barca (Ingles) letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 859440.3
Mss 859440.3
Date(s):
1859-07
Scope and Contents
Four-page letter from Frances Erskine Calderon de la Barca in Laranz to George Ticknor with news of the family and laments the death of Mr. Prescott.
Frances Erskine Calderon de la Barca letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 851256
Mss 851256
Date(s):
1851-04-06
Abstract
In English.