Bombay Anna: The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of the "King and I" Governess
by:
Susan Morgan (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780520933996 (0520933990)
Publish date: July 7th 2008
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages no: 300
Edition language: English
Nobody will deny that Anna Harriette Leonowens (1831-1915) was an impressive woman who led an extraordinary life for a woman in the Victorian Age. Nonetheless, nobody would still remember her, hadn’t her memoirs gotten into the hands of a Presbyterian missionary called Margaret Landon who wrote the ...
A fascinating look at the heroine of The King and I, Anna Leonowens. Turns out that her real life is much more amazing and interesting than just being a governess in a king's harem. Great read and recommended. For the complete review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Bombay_Anna_Th...