Mongkut, the King of Siam.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1961
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Mongkut, King of Siam, 1804-1868
Description: King of Siam from 1851 to 1869, Mongkut was deeply religious but had an earthy flare for the practical and a mind keenly interested in the scientific advances of the world outside Siam. Moffat considers Anna Leonowens to have presented Mongkut as a caricature of himself in her book, The English governess at the Siamese court. Moffat seeks to show him as a far more engaging figure, the brother of the rules of his day.