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If you thought you knew the story of Anna in The King and I, think again. As this riveting biography shows, the real life of Anna Leonowens was far more fascinating than the beloved story of the Victorian governess who went to work for the King of Siam. To write this definitive account, Susan Morgan traveled around the globe and discovered new information that has eluded researchers for years. Anna was born a poor, mixed-race army brat in India, and what followed is an extraordinary nineteenth-century story of savvy self-invention, wild adventure, and far-reaching influence. At a time when most women stayed at home, Anna Leonowens traveled all over the world, witnessed some of the most fascinating events of the Age of Empire, and became a well-known travel writer, journalist, teacher, and lecturer. She remains the one and only foreigner to have spent significant time inside the royal harem of Siam. She emigrated to the United States, crossed all of Russia on her own just before the revolution, and moved to Canada, where she publicly defended the rights of women and the working class. The book also gives an engrossing account of how and why Anna became an icon of American culture in The King and I and its many adaptations.

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  • Title Bombay Anna: The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of the King and I Governess
  • Author Susan Morgan
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 300
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
  • Publication date May 10, 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780520252264 / 0520252268
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Montreal (Quebec), Women journalists
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007044084
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Susan Morgan, Distinguished Professor of English at Miami University, is the author of Place Matters: Gendered Geography in Victorian Women's Travel Writings about Southeast Asia, among other books.
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