Author: Anna Harriette LeonowensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
Author: Anna Harriette LeonowensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The English Governess at the Siamese Court; Being Recollections Of Six Years In The Royal In The Royal Palace At Bangkok
Author: Anna Harriette LeonowensPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387320000
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court: Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok
Author: Anna Harriette LeonowensPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447498070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Originally published in 1870, this unusual work is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Anna Leonowens, presents her memories of six years spent in the Siamese court as a governess. Lovers and historians of Thailand will be delighted by the insight she provides into a by-gone age. Illustrated with sixteen full page black and white drawings. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
Author: Anna Harriette LeonowensPublisher: Scholarly Pub Office Univ of
ISBN: 9781418131265
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
With illustrations from photographs presented to the author by the King of Siam.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court; Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok, by Anna Harriette Leonowens. with Illustr
Author: Anna Harriette LeonowensPublisher: Scholarly Pub Office Univ of
ISBN: 9781425538316
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
With illustrations from photographs presented to the author by the King of Siam.
The Original Anna and the King of Siam
Author: Anna Harriette LeonowensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The English Governess at the Siamese Court, Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok
Author: Anna LeonowensPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781452878690
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Anna Leonowens is a controversial figure even now. Her name may not even have really been Leonowen (but the more common Welsh Owens), her husband not dead from heatstroke in a tiger hunt, but from drink, and not a British army officer at all. Nevertheless, her account of her time in Siam as the royal governess is ever popular and fascinating reading. In addition to "The English Governess at the Siamese Court," Anna wrote several books (e.g. "The Romance of the Harem" is one of them). Both "The English Governess at the Siamese Court" and "The Romance of the Harem" were novelized by Margaret Landon into the more familiar "Anna and the King of Siam." Part of the controversy over Anna Leonowens stems from the fact that any criticism of Thai royalty is not tolerated in Thailand. The king is held in a religious esteem and is the heart and soul of the country. As a result, Anna Leonowen's casual remarks on the king's temper and habits are practically heresy to the Thai, thus, she and her writing are targets for criticism. And what's worse, her pupil Chulalongkorn or Rama V, is Thailand's MOST revered king--kind of a Thai saint. His portrait is found in nearly all Thai homes and businesses. Having that as a background, it's still fun to read Anna's account of her time in Thailand. Though many people feel that Anna distorted or hid the truth about herself in many ways, the book gives a fascinating look into a magical land. Anna's writing is typically Victorian; the prose is a bit ornate and not as direct as the writing of Landon.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
Author: Anna Harriette LeonowensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
Author: HardPressPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781314539974
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
Author: Anna LeonowensPublisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429040149
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Such was Chow Phya Sri Sury Wongse when I was first presented to him: a natural king among the dusky forms that surrounded him, the actual ruler of that semi- barbarous realm, and the prime contriver of its arbitrary policy. Black, but comely, robust, and vigorous, neck short and thick, nose large and nostrils wide, eyes inquisitive and penetrating, his was the massive brain proper to an intellect deliberate and systematic. Well found in the best idioms of his native tongue, he expressed strong, discriminative thoughts in words at once accurate and abundant. His only vanity was his English, with which he so interlarded his native speech, as often to impart the effect of levity to ideas that, in themselves, were grave, judicious, and impressive.