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Description edit
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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Anna Harriette: Add a description of this character.
- Tuptim
- Beebe
- M. Aubaret
- Mongkut
- Lady Thiang
- Mrs. Leonowens
- M. Lamache
- Louis
- Mrs. Hunter
- Wani
- Mama
- John Hay
- Mr. Thomas George Knox
- Prince Chulalongkorn
- Dr. Bradley
- Phra Alak
- Mrs. Bush
- Robert Schomburgk
- Mrs. Mattoon
- Norodom
- Dr. Campbell
- Somawadi
- Cavenagh
- Phra Palat
- Monthani
- Orton
- Chow Phya
- John Bowring
- Butri
- Maha Prasat
- Bessy
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Miss Mccausland
- Mae Noi
- Mae Khao
- Lady Piam
- Richard
- Ying Yaowalak
Setting & Locations edit
- Siam
- Bangkok
- Kralahome
- Singapore
- Son Klin
- England
- Palace
- Cambodia
- India
- Mem
- France
- Chiengmai
- United States
- Burma
- Europe
- London
- Cochin-china
- Simla
- Amazon
- America
- Ayuthia
- Chao Chom Manda Ung
- Paldat
- Bombay
- Annam
- San Luang
- Paris
- Saigon
- Poona
- New York
- Penang
- Wales
- Francis Cobb
- Mae Pia
- Malacca
- Ramayana
- Trengganu
First Sentence edit
THE Siamese steamer Chow Phya, most modern of the ships plying between Singapore and Bangkok, came to anchor outside the bar at the mouth of the River Chow Phya.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Margaret Landon (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 959.30340922
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Educators
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Women
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › British
- Books › History › World
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › History › Asia
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Movie Connections edit
- The King and I (IMDb): 1956
- Anna and the King (IMDb): 1999
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