Examines the life of Anna Leonowens, an English woman who served as a tutor for the court of King Mongkut of Siam

Anna and the King of Siam

Biographies & Memoirs

Landon, Margaret

Community & Culture

Harpercollins

"Are you the lady who is to teach the royal family?" She inclined her head slightly. "I am." "Have you friends in Bangkok?" "I know no one in Bangkok at all." When Anna arrives on a crowded dock in Siam in 1862, she is afraid her friends might have been right: A country as "backward" as Siam is no place for a proper young Englishwoman. And when she meets the king, who is unbearably headstrong and arrogant, she is quite positive she has made a huge mistake.
 But then Anna begins her post as governess to the royal children (all sixty-seven of them!), and it's not long before they taught her to love the beauty and excitement of this strange new land. Suddenly she has more friends than she could ever hope for. Yet in the kingdom of Siam, there are rules Anna cannot accept. And as her relationship with the king grows, the conflicts between them grow too. If they are to overcome their differences, Anna and the King will have to meet somewhere between East and West….

Anna and the King

Children's Books

Biographies

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.

Teen & Young Adult

John Day Co.

Biography of Anna Leonowens, the Anglo-Indian woman whose experience as a royal teacher in Siam inspired a musical, a play and movies.

Harper&Row

The time is the 1860s, the place Siam (now Thailand), one of the few parts of Asia not colonized by a Western power.  Enter Anna Leonowens, an Englishwoman engaged by King Mongkut as tutor to his children and translator for his letters to foreign leaders and diplomats. Anna's most important pupil was the young prince who became Thailand's next king.  From her he learned about Abraham Lincoln; as king he abolished slavery and introduced other Western style reforms.  Mixing fact with fiction, this classic, bestselling story, written more than fifty years ago, continues to enchant and delight audiences around the world.  "A remarkable book...The story...is magnificent." (New Republic)

Anna And The King Of Siam

BOOKS-ON-TAPE, INC.

Biography of author Margaret Landon. The last book she wrote. ( Three total) Margaret and her husband were missionaries to the far east.

Never Dies the Dream

doubleday& co.

Anna & the King of Siam

Amereon Ltd

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