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Anna Leonowens, the real 'Anna and the King of Siam.'

Anna and the King

Anna Leonowens and her six years at the Court of Siam: her story has captured the imagination of generations of Americans.

Anna and the King - True Story?

How much of the story from The King and I and Anna and the King is an accurate biography of Anna Leonowens?

The English Governess at the Siamese Court - Notice - Overland Monthly

An 1871 notice of Anna H. Leonowens book, The English Governess at the Siamese Court, Anna Leonowen's first account of her years in the Court of Siam, published in the Overland Monthly.

The English Governess at the Siamese Court - The Ladies' Repository

An 1871 notice of Anna H. Leonowens book, The English Governess at the Siamese Court, published in The Ladies' Repository.

The Romance of the Harem - Contemporary Review

An 1873 notice of Anna H. Leonowens book, The Romance of the Harem, published in the Princeton Review.

Anna Leonowens

A Canadian women's history site honors Leonowens. There's not much text here, but a good portrait of an elderly Leonowens.

Anna Leonowens and the King - fact or fiction?

An analysis of the veracity of Anna's self-told biography.

Anna Leonowens Gallery

An art gallery affiliated with the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, named for Anna Leonowens because of her progressive spirit and ties to the institution.

Grave of Anna Harriet Leonowens

Photos of Anna's grave in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

King and I, The (1956)

The Internet Movie Data Base with key information on the 1956 film of Anna's story.

King of Siam Response

The King of Siam's response to Leonowens' memoirs (p. 288, this entry): she "has supplied by her invention that which is deficient in her memory."

MOVIEWEB: Anna and the King

Basic information about the 1999 film version.

Tribute to Anne C. Lynch Botta

A tribute to a friend, by Anna H. Leonowens. Begins on page 97 of the text, which consists of page images.

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