Anna and the King of Siam (Hardcover 1944)

Description: Anna and the King of Siam (Hardcover 1944) First published in 1944, Margaret Landon, based her book on the diaries* of Anna Harriette Leonowens, a British governess in the Royal Court of Siam (now the Kingdom of Thailand) during the 1860s. The culture clash of the Imperialist Victorian values of the British Empire with the autocratic rule of Siam's is played out in the characters of Anna and King Mongkut, who later proclaimed that "...it was through the principles laid down in her teaching that he had formed the plans by which he had transformed his kingdom. He kept his determination to recreate a free Siam." The publication of this book at this particular time may have significantly bouyed the allied war effort in the recognition of the protagonist's indomitable spirit and developing the election of freedom worldwide. (From Amazon.com)

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Binding: Hardcover

Place of Publication: New York

Signed: No

Publisher: The John Day Co.

Subject: Literature & Fiction

Year Printed: 1944

Original/Facsimile: Original

Unit Type: Unit

Language: English

Illustrator: Margaret Ayer

Special Attributes: None

Author: Margaret Landon

Personalized: No

Region: North America

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Topic: Literature

Unit Quantity: 1

Character Family: None