This notice was published in The Ladies' Repository, February 1871, vol. 7 no. 2, p. 154. Opinions expressed are of the original author, not of this site's Guide. The notice gives a sense of the reception of Anna Leonowens' work in her own time.
The narrative of "The English Governess at the Siamese Court" abounds in curious details of court life, and describes the manners, customs, climate, and productions of the Siamese. The author was engaged as instructress to the children of the Siamese monarch. Her book is extremely entertaining.
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Anna and the King of Siam, The King and I, her life in the country now called Thailand, etc. etc. etc.
