num_pages: 368
description: "Anna and the King of Siam" is a wonderful blend of old-fashioned fiction writing and the meticulously researched true story of the young English woman who was the tutor to the children of King Mongkut of Siam during the 1860s. Her most important pupil was the prince who would become Thailand's most progressive king. It was Anna who taught him about Abraham Lincoln and the Western ideals which would later influence his reign and the transformation of Thailand from a feudal state to a modern progressive society.
language: English
title: Anna and the King of Siam
titlecomplete: Anna and the King of Siam
characters: King Mongkut, Anna Leonowens
genres: Classics, Asian Literature, Historical, Adult, Asia, Biography Memoir, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 2805
places: Siam, Thailand
publisher: Buccaneer Books