Anna and the King of Siam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Anna and the King of Siam write by Margaret Landon. This book was released on 2016-08-23. Anna and the King of Siam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 1862, recently widowed and with two small children to support, British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens agrees to serve as governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam (present-day Thailand), unaware that her years in the royal palace will change not only her own life, but also the future of a nation. Her relationship with King Mongkut, famously portrayed by Yul Brynner in the classic film The King and I, is complicated from the start, pitting two headstrong personalities against each other: While the king favors tradition, Anna embraces change. As governess, Anna often finds herself at cross-purposes, marveling at the foreign customs, fascinating people, and striking landscape of the kingdom and its harems, while simultaneously trying to influence her pupils—especially young Prince Chulalongkorn—with her Western ideals and values. Years later, as king, this very influence leads Chulalongkorn to abolish slavery in Siam and introduce democratic reform based on the ideas of freedom and human dignity he first learned from his beloved tutor. This captivating novel brilliantly combines in-depth research—author Margaret Landon drew from Siamese court records and Anna’s own writings—with richly imagined details to create a lush portrait of 1860s Siam. As a Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical and an Academy Award–winning film, the story of Anna and the King of Siam has enchanted millions over the years. It is a gripping tale of cultural differences and shared humanity that invites readers into a vivid and sensory world populated by unforgettable characters.
Mongkut, the King of Siam
Mongkut, the King of Siam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mongkut, the King of Siam write by Abbot Low Moffat. This book was released on 2019-06-30. Mongkut, the King of Siam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is an engaging, real-life portrait of one of the great Asian rulers of the nineteenth century, who set the course that preserved his country's independence and enabled it to remain the only country in Southeast Asia never to fall under European domination. It is not a conventional biography of King Mongkut or a history of his reign; rather, the author sketches the man in his many facets, furnishing a factual outline, but applying the color from the King's own writings—through which his personality and character shine so clearly—and from other contemporary sources. Many of these appear in English for the first time. As ruler and diplomat, as philosopher and scientist, as monk and head of a large family, Mongkut showed powers of mind and spirit extraordinary in any age. As here presented, he is even more remarkable than the caricature of him depicted in some recent popular accounts.
King of Siam Speaks
King of Siam Speaks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook King of Siam Speaks write by Mongkut (King of Siam). This book was released on 1959. King of Siam Speaks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
The English Governess at the Siamese Court - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The English Governess at the Siamese Court write by Anna Harriette Leonowens. This book was released on 1873. The English Governess at the Siamese Court available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Anna and the King
Anna and the King - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Anna and the King write by Margaret Landon. This book was released on 1947. Anna and the King available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
