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The English Governess at the Siamese Court

by Anna Leonowens

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  1. 1To Mrs. Katherine S. Cobb
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Contents
  4. 4I | On the Threshold
  5. 5II | A Siamese Premier at Home
  6. 6III | A Sketch of Siamese History
  7. 7IV | His Excellency's Harem and Helpmeet
  8. 8V | The Temples of the Sleeping and the Emerald Idols
  9. 9VI | The King and the Governess
  10. 10VII | Marble Halls and Fish-Stalls
  11. 11VIII | Our Home in Bangkok
  12. 12IX | Our School in the Palace
  13. 13X | Moonshee and the Angel Gabriel
  14. 14XI | The Ways of the Palace
  15. 15XII | Shadows and Whispers of the Harem
  16. 16XIII | Fâ-Ying, the King's Darling
  17. 17XIV | An Outrage and a Warning
  18. 18XV | The City of Bangkok
  19. 19XVI | The White Elephant
  20. 20XVII | The Ceremonies of Coronation
  21. 21XVIII | The Queen Consort
  22. 22XIX. the Heir-Apparent — Royal Hair-Cutting
  23. 23XX | Amusements of the Court
  24. 24XXI | Siamese Literature and Art
  25. 25XXII | Buddhist Doctrine, Priests, and Worship
  26. 26Common Maxims of the Priests of Siam
  27. 27XXIII | Cremation
  28. 28XXIV | Certain Superstitions
  29. 29XXV | The Subordinate King
  30. 30XXVI | The Supreme King: His Character and Administration
  31. 31XXVII | My Retirement from the Palace
  32. 32XXVIII | The Kingdom of Siam
  33. 33XXIX. the Ruins of Cambodia — An Excursion to the Naghkon Watt
  34. 34XXX | The Legend of the Maha Naugkon

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