An edition of The English Governess at the Siamese Court (1870)
The English governess at the Siamese court
being recollections of six years in the royal palace at Bangkok
By Anna Harriette Leonowens
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Publish Date
1873
Publisher
J.R. Osgood
Language
eng
Pages
272
Description:
Life in Siam for an English woman teaching the children of the King. This diary formed the basis for The King & I and later, Anna & the King.
subjects: Social life and customs, life, British, culture, Homes and haunts, diary, Governesses, teaching, memoir, Biography, History, Court and courtiers, Manners and customs, British, asia
People: Anna Harriette Leonowens (1834-1914), Anna Leonowens, King Mongkut, Mongkut King of Siam (1804-1868)
Places: Bangkok, Burma, Siam, Thailand
Times: 1860s, 19th century