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being recollections of six years in the royal palace at Bangkok

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An edition of The English Governess at the Siamese Court (1870)

The English governess at the Siamese court

being recollections of six years in the royal palace at Bangkok

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Life in Siam for an English woman teaching the children of the King. This diary formed the basis for The King & I and later, Anna & the King.

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J.R. Osgood
Language
English
Pages
321

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Subjects
Social life and customs, life, British, culture, Homes and haunts, diary, Governesses, teaching, memoir, Biography, History, Court and courtiers, Manners and customs, British, asia
People
Anna Harriette Leonowens (1834-1914), Anna Leonowens, King Mongkut, Mongkut King of Siam (1804-1868)
Places
Bangkok, Burma, Siam, Thailand
Times
1860s, 19th century

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The English Governess at the Siamese Court: Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok (Oxford in Asia Paperbacks)
March 17, 1989, Oxford University Press, USA
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The English governess at the Siamese court: being recollections of six years in the royal palace at Bangkok
1988, Oxford University Press
in English
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The English governess at the Siamese court: being recollections of six years in the royal palace at Bangkok
1873, J.R. Osgood
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The English governess at the Siamese court: being recollections of six years in the royal palace at Bangkok
1870, Fields, Osgood
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Table of Contents

X. I On the Threshold Page 1 II. A Siamese Premier at Home Page 14 III. A Sketch of Siamese History Page 25 IV. His Excellency's Harem and Helpmeet Page 42 y V The Temples of the Sleeping and the Emerald Idols Page 49 VI. The King ant) the Governess Page 54 VII. Marble Halls and Fish-Stalls Page 67 VIII. Our Home in Bangkok Page 73 IX. Our School in the Palace Page 78 X. Moonshee and the Angel Gabriel Page 88 XI. The Ways of the Palace Page 93 XII. Shadows and Whispers of the Harem Page 102 XxiII. Fa-ying, the King's Darling Page 116 XIV. An Outrage and a Warning Page 125 XV. The City of Bangkok 12<» /XVI The White Elephant Page 140 yXVII The Ceremonies of Coronation Page 146 XVIII. The Queen Consort Page 151 XIX. The Heir-Apparent — Royal HAiR-curriNG Page 154 XX. Ami^sements of the Court Page 167 y XXI Siamese Literature and Art Page 175 X. \ XXII Buddhist Doctrine, Priests, and "Wonsiiip Page 183 X. XXIII Cremation Page 204 y XXIV Certain Superstitions Page 217 XXV. The Subordinate King Page 222 XXVI. The Supreme King : his Character and Admin- istration Page 237 J XXVII My Retirement from the Palace Page 269 XXVIII. The Kingdom of Siam Page 286

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x p., 1 l., [4], 321 p. :
Number of pages
321

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OL23297569M
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englishgoverness00leonuoft

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