ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM

Seventy five years ago an English governess at the Siamese court left records of her experiences. These have been revised and retold in this fascinating book, unique in the experiences recounted, in the intimate closeup of an oriental court, during five years' residence as teacher of the royal children and the royal concubines, of secretary and consultant to the King of Siam. The detailed story of the life of the harem, of strange forms of slavery, of the intrigue of the court-grand reading.