The English Governess at the Siamese Court eAudiobook MP3
by Anna Harriette Leonowens
Narrated by Wanda McCaddon
eAudiobook MP3
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This 1870 memoir, which was the basis for the musical The King and I, vividly recounts the experiences of Anna Harriette Leonowens, who served as a governess for the sixty-plus children of King Mongkut of Siam and as translator and scribe for the King himself. Bright, young, and energetic, Leonowens was well-suited to her role, and her writings convey a heartfelt interest in the lives, legends, and languages of Siam's rich and poor.
She also tells of how she and the king often disagreed on matters domesticthis was the first time King Mongkut had met a woman who dared to contradict him, and the governess found the very idea of male domination intolerable. Her exchanges with His Majesty on topics like grammar, charity, slavery, politics, and religion add much to her diary's rich, cross-cultural spirit and its East-meets-West appeal.
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- Run-time:10 hours 16 mins
- File size:574.45MB
- Publisher:Blackstone Publishing
- Publication Date:01/01/2006
- ISBN:9781483055299
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Information
-
eAudio Download - Immediately Available
- Format:eAudiobook MP3
- Run-time:10 hours 16 mins
- File size:574.45MB
- Publisher:Blackstone Publishing
- Publication Date:01/01/2006
- ISBN:9781483055299