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Author: Anna Harriette Leonowens

📘 The English Governess at the Siamese Court by Anna Harriette Leonowens

The English Governess at the Siamese Court recounts the daily experiences of an Englishwoman who taught the children of the Siamese King. Through her diary entries, readers gain a personal view of the customs, manners, and social life within the Siamese court, as well as the broader cultural interactions between Britain and Siam during that era.

First publish date: 1870

Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir

Authors: Anna Harriette Leonowens

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