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The English Governess at the Siamese Court

作者 Anna Harriette Leonowens · 33 部分 · about 8 hours 阅读时间

你好,我叫 Finn,我来帮你读懂这本书。

来了,像给10岁的你讲的那样:

想象你被一位国王雇来教他的孩子,地点是一座由妻子,王子,寺庙和严格旧习构成的宫殿之城。安娜·利奥诺文斯在1860年代的曼谷就过着那样的生活,这是她自己的叙述:教室,后宫,白象,各种典礼,还有引人注目的国王蒙固本人。好奇,生动,有时忧伤。很少有游记能把你带得这么深入一个封闭的世界。

整本书用英文阅读。这里是所有章节:

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章节

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