Margaret Landon (September 7, - December 4, ) was an American writer who became famous for Anna and the King of Siam, her novel of the life of Anna Leonowens. Her book on Leonowens was published in and became an instant bestseller. It eventually sold over a million copies and was published in more than twenty languages/5. Anna and the King of Siam. Margaret Landon (Author); Elsie Weil (Editor) Published by Pocket Books, Inc. Anna and the King of Siam. Landon, Margaret, and Ayer, Margaret (illus.) Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. first edition (nap) with wartime restriction notice. Light soil on cover, corners bumped, owner's name on ffep, some corner folds. light tanning, else text clean, binding tight.
Anna Leonowens, a proper Englishwoman, was an unlikely candidate to change the course of Siamese (Thai) history. A young widow and mother, her services were engaged in the 's by King Mongkut of Siam to help him communicate with foreign governments and be the tutor to his children and favored bltadwin.rung off the steamer from London, Anna found herself in an exotic land she could. Anna and the King of Siam. Margaret Landon. Harper Collins, Nov 3, - Fiction - pages. 8 Reviews. Anna Leonowens, a proper Englishwoman, was an unlikley candidate to change the course of Siamese (Thai) history. A young widow and mother, her services were engaged in the 's by King Mongkut of Siam to help him communicate with foreign. Following the opening chapter of Anna and the King of Siam, which gives an account of Anna Leonowens' arrival in Siam, Margaret Landon provides background information concerning what had led to.
Anna and the King of Siam. Landon, Margaret, and Ayer, Margaret (illus.) Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. first edition (nap) with wartime restriction notice. Light soil on cover, corners bumped, owner's name on ffep, some corner folds. light tanning, else text clean, binding tight. Originally published in , and translated into dozens of languages, Anna and the King of Siam continues to delight and enchant readers around the world. Related collections and offers. Product Details. About the Author. Margaret Landon, author of Anna and the King of Siam. Famed for Anna and the King of Siam (), which inspired a variety of adaptations, including the musical “The King and I,” American writer Margaret Landon (September 7, – December 4, ) spent more than a decade studying Siam (now Thailand) and a lifetime writing about it. Anna and the King of Siam was Margaret Landon’s crowning achievement.
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