Путешествие в Сиам

Anna Leonuėns - avanti͡uristka i sufrazhistka. Vsi͡u zhiznʹ ona skryvala svoĭ vozrast i istorii͡u svoego proiskhozhdenii͡a, vmeste s missionerami puteshestvovala po Egiptu i Palestine, vystupala protiv rabstva, 6 let prepodavala v gareme koroli͡a Siama (Tailanda) i voshla v istorii͡u kak samai͡a izvestnai͡a angliĭskai͡a guvernantka, khoti͡a vpervye pobyvala v Velikobritanii tolʹko v zrelom vozraste.Ostavshisʹ vdovoĭ v 28 let s malenʹkim synom i docherʹi͡u na rukakh, Anna otkryla shkolu v Singapure dli͡a deteĭ britanskikh ofit͡serov. Vskore ona poluchila priglashenie ot koroli͡a Siama prepodavatʹ angliĭskiĭ ego 82 otpryskam i 39 zhenam. Ėto kniga-vpechatlenie o zhizni vo dvort͡se, o surovykh zakonakh garema, o kulʹture i obychai͡akh Siama.V 1870 godu Anna opublikovala svoi vospominanii͡a o zagadochnoĭ aziatskoĭ strane, v kotoroĭ pravi͡at dva koroli͡a, pokloni͡ai͡utsi͡a belomu slonu i kremirui͡ut t͡sarstvennykh pokoĭnikov cherez god posle ikh smerti. Skazanii͡a o Siame porazili sovremennikov, i kniga tut zhe stala bestsellerom.V XX veke po motivam avtobiografii Anny postavili brodveĭskiĭ mi͡uzikl "Korolʹ i i͡a" i sni͡ali neskolʹko odnoimennykh filʹmov. Posledni͡ai͡a ėkranizat͡sii͡a "Anna i korolʹ" vyshla v 1999 godu s Dzhodi Foster v glavnoĭ roli.Kniga vpervye izdaetsi͡a na russkom i͡azyke!Osobyĭ dukh knige pridai͡ut 18 shtrikhovykh illi͡ustrat͡siĭ, sdelannykh s fotografiĭ, kotorye predostavil Anne korolʹ Siama.

Anna Leonuens is an adventurer and suffragette. All her life she hid her age and the history of her origin, traveled with missionaries to Egypt and Palestine, opposed slavery, taught for 6 years in the harem of the King of Siam (Thailand) and went down in history as the most famous English governess, although she first visited the UK only in adulthood.Left a widow at the age of 28 with a young son and daughter in her arms, Anna opened a school in Singapore for the children of British officers. Soon she received an invitation from the King of Siam to teach English to his 82 offspring and 39 wives. This book is an impression of life in the palace, about the harsh laws of the harem, about the culture and customs of Siam.In 1870, Anna published her memoirs about a mysterious Asian country where two kings rule, worship a white elephant and cremate the royal dead a year after their death. The tales of Siam amazed contemporaries, and the book immediately became a bestseller.In the 20th century, based on Anna's autobiography, the Broadway musical "The King and I" was staged and several films of the same name were shot. The last film adaptation of Anna and the King was released in 1999 starring Jodie Foster.The book is being published in Russian for the first time!The special spirit of the book is given by 18 line illustrations taken from photographs provided to Anna by the King of Siam.