Anna and the King of Siam

Anna and the King of Siam
Author :
Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 424
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0060954884
ISBN-13 : 9780060954888
Rating : 4/5 (888 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Anna and the King of Siam by : Margaret Landon

Download or read book Anna and the King of Siam written by Margaret Landon and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1999-11-03 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Leonowens, a proper Englishwoman, was an unlikley candidate to change the course of Siamese (Thai) history. A young widow and mother, her services were engaged in the 1860's by King Mongkut of Siam to help him communicate with foreign governments and be the tutor to his children and favored concubines. Stepping off the steamer from London, Anna found herself in an exotic land she could have only dreamed of lush landscape of mystic faiths and curious people, and king's palace bustling with royal pageantry, ancient custom, and harems. One of her pupils, the young prince Chulalongkorn, was particularly influenced by Leonowens and her Western ideals. He learned about Abraham Lincoln and the tenets of democracy from her, and years later he would become Siam's most progressive king. He guided the country's transformation from a feudal state to a modern society, abolshing slavery and making many other radical reforms. Weaving meticulously researched facts with beautifully imagined scenes, Margret Landon recreates an unforgettable portrait of life in a forgotten extotic land. Written more than fifty years ago, and translated into dozens of languages, Anna and the King of Siam (the inspiration for the magical play and film The King and I)continues to delight and enchant readers around the world.


Anna and the King of Siam Related Books

Anna and the King of Siam
Language: en
Pages: 424
Authors: Margaret Landon
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-11-03 - Publisher: Harper Collins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Anna Leonowens, a proper Englishwoman, was an unlikley candidate to change the course of Siamese (Thai) history. A young widow and mother, her services were eng
Anna and the King of Siam
Language: en
Pages: 409
Authors: Margaret Landon
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-23 - Publisher: Open Road Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Based on the incredible true story of one woman’s journey to the exotic world of nineteenth-century Siam, the riveting novel that inspired The King and I. In
Anna and the King of Siam
Language: en
Pages: 372
Authors: Margaret Dorothea Mortenson Landon
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1965 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Anna and the King of Siam
Language: en
Pages: 402
Authors: Margaret Landon
Categories: British
Type: BOOK - Published: 1947 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Recounts the experiences of Anna Leonowens, who worked for the King of Siam in the 1860s as a translator and tutor to his children.
The Original Anna and the King of Siam
Language: en
Pages: 360
Authors: Anna Harriette Leonowens
Categories: Thailand
Type: BOOK - Published: 1870 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK