Anna Leonowens, the real 'Anna and the King of Siam.'
Anna Leonowens and her six years at the Court of Siam: her story has captured the imagination of generations of Americans.
How much of the story from The King and I and Anna and the King is an accurate biography of Anna Leonowens?
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.
An 1871 notice of Anna H. Leonowens book,
The English Governess at the Siamese Court, published in
The Ladies' Repository.
An 1873 notice of Anna H. Leonowens book,
The Romance of the Harem, published in the
Princeton Review.
A Canadian women's history site honors Leonowens. There's not much text here, but a good portrait of an elderly Leonowens.
An analysis of the veracity of Anna's self-told biography.
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.
Photos of Anna's grave in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Internet Movie Data Base with key information on the 1956 film of Anna's story.
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."
Basic information about the 1999 film version.
A tribute to a friend, by Anna H. Leonowens. Begins on page 97 of the text, which consists of page images.