"Mexican fiction 19th century Translations into English." . . "Fiction." . . "Literature." . . . . "Cuellar, Jose Tomas De" . . "Mexican fiction" . . "Cuéllar, José Tomás de." . . "1800 - 1899" . . "Ressources Internet" . . "The magic lantern : a novel [sic]" . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . . "The magic lantern : a novel and novella"@en . "The magic lantern : a novel and novella" . . "The magic lantern a novel [sic]"@en . . . . . . . "Livre électronique (Descripteur de forme)" . "Two \"renderings of a Mexican society fast unraveling under the mounting influence of European culture.\"--Cover." . "Christmas eve" . . . . "Jose Tomas de Cuellar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches of contemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime dedicated to order and progress. Christmas Eve describes a volatile middle class in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to morality."@en . "Jose Tomas de Cuellar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humour and gift for caricature. \"Having a Ball\" and \"Christmas Eve\" are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-19th century by the periodical press."@en . . . . . "The Magic Lantern Having a Ball and Christmas Eve"@en . . . . . . "Christmas Eve"@en . . "The Magic Lantern Having a Ball and Christmas Eve. Library of Latin America" . . . . . "Livres électroniques" . "The magic lantern a novel and novella"@en . "The magic lantern a novel and novella" . . . . . . . . . . "The magic lantern"@en . "The magic lantern" . . "Linterna magica"@en . "Linterna magica" . . "Jose Tomas de Cuellar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches of contemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime; dedicated to order and progress.; Christmas Eve describes a volatile middle class in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to morality. Having a Ball depicts women and their dedication to fashion. It is through them that Cuellar examines a society susceptible to foreign values, the importation of which radically altered the face of Mexico and its traditional customs." . . . . . . . . "The magic lantern : Having a ball and Christmas Eve : a novel and novella"@en . . "Having a ball" . "Translations" . "Translations"@en . "Having a ball"@en . "The magic lantern ; Having a ball and Christmas Eve a novel and novella"@en . . "Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme)" .