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The English Governess at the Siamese Court by Anna Harriette Leonowens
1862 Anna Leonowens accepted an offer made by the Siamese consul in Singapore, Tan Kim Ching, to teach the wives and children of Mongkut, king of Siam. The king wished to give his 39 wives and concubines and 82 children a modern Western education on scientific secular lines, which earlier missionaries’ wives had not provided. Leonowens sent her daughter Avis to school in England, and took her son Louis with her to Bangkok. She succeeded Dan Beach Bradley, an American missionary, as teacher to the Siamese court. Leonowens served at court until 1867, a period of nearly six years, first as a teac...
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Episodes
00 – Dedication and Preface 02.01.2026 7:14
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01 – On the Threshold 01.01.2026 22:43
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02 – A Siamese Premier at Home 31.12.2025 19:25
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03 – A Sketch of Siamese History 30.12.2025 30:06
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04 – His Excellency’s Harem and Helpmeet 29.12.2025 11:40
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05 – The Temples of the Sleeping and the Emerald Idols 28.12.2025 7:52
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06 – The King and the Governess 27.12.2025 22:26
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07 – Marble Halls and Fish-Stalls 26.12.2025 9:37
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08 – Our Home in Bangkok 25.12.2025 8:05
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09 – Our School in the Palace 24.12.2025 17:15
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10 – Moonshee and the Angel Gabriel 23.12.2025 8:35
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11 – The Ways of the Palace 22.12.2025 15:45
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12 – Shadows and Whispers of the Harem 21.12.2025 24:35
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13 – Fa-Ying, the King’s Darling 20.12.2025 15:28
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14 – An Outrage and a Warning 19.12.2025 5:42
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15 – The City of Bangkok 18.12.2025 20:17
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16 – The White Elephant 17.12.2025 13:29
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17 – The Ceremonies of Coronation 16.12.2025 8:14
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18 – The Queen Consort 15.12.2025 6:23
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19 – The Heir-Apparent; Royal Hair-Cutting 14.12.2025 26:52
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20 – Amusements of the Court 13.12.2025 17:16
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21 – Siamese Literature and Art 12.12.2025 16:50
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22 – Buddhist Doctrine, Priests, and Worship 11.12.2025 46:57
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23 – Cremation 10.12.2025 26:55
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24 – Certain Superstitions 09.12.2025 10:17
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