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Title: The Romance of the Harem (Victorian Literature and Culture Series) by Susan Morgan, Anna Harriette Leonowens ISBN: 0-8139-1328-4 Publisher: University of Virginia Press Pub. Date: August, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Victorian woman looks at life in a Siamese harem
Comment: The introduction to this book is as interesting as the book itself. Anna Leonowens remains a controversial character. The truth of her stories is questionable, her own biographical information may have been selectively edited or changed to reflect a more genteel background than Anna really had. Was she, in fact, an Anglo-Indian? Much scandal surrounds her still.
This book is the source, along with her other book The English Governess at the Siamese Court, for Margaret Landon's better known work Anna and the King of Siam. This book has the story of Tuptim, the concubine who was executed for running away, disguised as a priest. It is written in a typically Victorian elaborate style, so can be heavy going for some people. However, if you are curious about Anna herself, this is a must-read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great, romantic novel.
Comment: Mrs. Leonowens is a fine writer. Though most of here stories have been debated whether they were true or not, it reads as a good book if not a historical novel. Ms. Morgan gives a lot of backround to the author and book and unviels an amazing truth about Anna Leonowens. I like the book because it was like a small door to the world of yesterday that is dead with only a faint memory behind. I also like storiesof history.The book is heavy like most Victorian novels I've read. It takes longer than most but worth the effort. In this copy we see a picture of Anna Leonowens herself. If you enjoyed this you ought to read Anna and the King of Siam.
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Title: The English Governess at the Siamese Court : The True Story Behind 'The King and I' by Anna Leonowens ISBN: 0812570626 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon ISBN: 0060954884 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Anna Leonowens: A Life Beyond "the King and I" by Leslie Smith Dow ISBN: 0919001696 Publisher: Pottersfield Pr Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: The English Governess at the Siamese Court: Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok by Anna Harriette Leonowens ISBN: 0195888979 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: February, 1989 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title:The King and I ASIN: 6305280770 Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox Pub. Date: 13 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $16.99 |
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