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The English Governess at the Siamese Court

ni Anna Harriette Leonowens · 33 bahagi · about 8 hours ng pagbabasa

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Isipin mong inupahan ka ng isang hari para turuan ang kanyang mga anak, sa loob ng isang lungsod na palasyo ng mga asawa, mga prinsipe, mga templo, at mahigpit na lumang kaugalian. Nabuhay si Anna Leonowens sa ganoong buhay sa Bangkok noong mga taon ng 1860, at ito ang sarili niyang pagsasalaysay nito: ang silid aralan, ang harem, ang puting elepante, ang mga seremonya, at ang kahanga hangang si King Mongkut mismo. Ito ay kakaiba, buhay na buhay, at minsan ay malungkot. Iilang aklat ng paglalakbay ang magdadala sa iyo nang ganoon kalalim sa loob ng isang saradong mundo.

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Ang buong libro ay binabasa sa Ingles. Narito ang lahat ng mga kabanata:

Mga Kabanata

Dedication1 min Preface4 min Letter from the Supreme King of Siam1 min Chapter 1: On the Threshold19 min Chapter 2: A Siamese Premier at Home17 min Chapter 3: A Sketch of Siamese History25 min Chapter 4: His Excellency's Harem and Helpmeet9 min Chapter 5: The Temples of the Sleeping and the Emerald Idols6 min Chapter 6: The King and the Governess19 min Chapter 7: Marble Halls and Fish-Stalls8 min Chapter 8: Our Home in Bangkok7 min Chapter 9: Our School in the Palace14 min Chapter 10: Moonshee and the Angel Gabriel7 min Chapter 11: The Ways of the Palace13 min Chapter 12: Shadows and Whispers of the Harem22 min Chapter 13: Fâ-Ying, the King's Darling13 min Chapter 14: An Outrage and a Warning5 min Chapter 15: The City of Bangkok16 min Chapter 16: The White Elephant9 min Chapter 17: The Ceremonies of Coronation5 min Chapter 18: The Queen Consort4 min Chapter 19: The Heir-Apparent: Royal Hair-Cutting18 min Chapter 20: Amusements of the Court12 min Chapter 21: Siamese Literature and Art11 min Chapter 22: Buddhist Doctrine, Priests, and Worship32 min Chapter 23: Cremation19 min Chapter 24: Certain Superstitions7 min Chapter 25: The Subordinate King23 min Chapter 26: The Supreme King: His Character and Administration48 min Chapter 27: My Retirement from the Palace27 min Chapter 28: The Kingdom of Siam20 min Chapter 29: The Ruins of Cambodia: An Excursion to the Naghkon Watt20 min Chapter 30: The Legend of the Maha Naugkon11 min