Anna and the King of Siam (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Margaret Landon
- First Published: 1944
- Time of Work: 1834–1897
- Setting: Bangkok, Thailand, Wales, Bombay, London, and Singapore
- Principal Characters: Anna Leonowens, Mongkut, The Kralahome, Lady Son Klin, Fa-ying, Prince Chulalongkorn, Lady Talap, Mae Noi
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Wives, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Asia or Asians, Kings, queens, or royalty, Cruelty, Biography, Southeast Asia, Heads of state, Princes or princesses, Royal courts or courtiers, Monarchy
- Locales: London, England, Singapore, Wales, Bombay, India, Bangkok, Thailand
Form and Content
Following the opening chapter of Anna and the King of Siam, which gives an account of Anna Leonowens’ arrival in Siam, Margaret Landon provides background information concerning what had led to Anna’s decision to come to Siam and teach at the king’s court. A widow who had lived more than fifteen years in the Orient and who was unaccustomed to working, Anna was faced with the necessity of supporting herself. The remaining thirty-nine chapters focus on particularly significant people or events that affected Anna during her stay in Siam beginning in...
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