The King And I

Author : Margaret Landon
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504038553

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Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon Pdf

Based on the incredible true story of one woman’s journey to the exotic world of nineteenth-century Siam, the riveting novel that inspired The King and I. In 1862, recently widowed and with two small children to support, British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens agrees to serve as governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam (present-day Thailand), unaware that her years in the royal palace will change not only her own life, but also the future of a nation. Her relationship with King Mongkut, famously portrayed by Yul Brynner in the classic film The King and I, is complicated from the start, pitting two headstrong personalities against each other: While the king favors tradition, Anna embraces change. As governess, Anna often finds herself at cross-purposes, marveling at the foreign customs, fascinating people, and striking landscape of the kingdom and its harems, while simultaneously trying to influence her pupils—especially young Prince Chulalongkorn—with her Western ideals and values. Years later, as king, this very influence leads Chulalongkorn to abolish slavery in Siam and introduce democratic reform based on the ideas of freedom and human dignity he first learned from his beloved tutor. This captivating novel brilliantly combines in-depth research—author Margaret Landon drew from Siamese court records and Anna’s own writings—with richly imagined details to create a lush portrait of 1860s Siam. As a Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical and an Academy Award–winning film, the story of Anna and the King of Siam has enchanted millions over the years. It is a gripping tale of cultural differences and shared humanity that invites readers into a vivid and sensory world populated by unforgettable characters.

Author : Helen Perelman
Publisher : Morgan Creek Publishers
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0590680641

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The King and I by Helen Perelman Pdf

Anna, a widow, travels to Siam in 1863 with her son, to teach the King's children about the modern world

Author : Philippa Kelly
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441139368

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The King and I by Philippa Kelly Pdf

A unique exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear, with its themes of banishment, alienation and hope, via a personal memoir that embraces the history of Australia.

Author : Richard Rodgers,Oscar Hammerstein
Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Motion picture music, Arranged
ISBN : 0634006541

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The King and I by Richard Rodgers,Oscar Hammerstein Pdf

Includes easy piano arrangements of 8 beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes featured in the animated musical from Morgan Creek. Songs: Getting to Know You * Hello, Young Lovers * I Have Dreamed * I Whistle a Happy Tune * The March of the Siamese Children * Shall We Dance? * Something Wonderful * We Kiss in a Shadow.

Author : Anna Leonowens
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781429040143

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The English Governess at the Siamese Court by Anna Leonowens Pdf

Such was Chow Phya Sri Sury Wongse when I was first presented to him: a natural king among the dusky forms that surrounded him, the actual ruler of that semi- barbarous realm, and the prime contriver of its arbitrary policy. Black, but comely, robust, and vigorous, neck short and thick, nose large and nostrils wide, eyes inquisitive and penetrating, his was the massive brain proper to an intellect deliberate and systematic. Well found in the best idioms of his native tongue, he expressed strong, discriminative thoughts in words at once accurate and abundant. His only vanity was his English, with which he so interlarded his native speech, as often to impart the effect of levity to ideas that, in themselves, were grave, judicious, and impressive.

Author : Richard Rodgers
Publisher : Samuel French, Incorporated
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0573824274

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The King and I by Richard Rodgers Pdf

It is 1862 in Siam when an English widow, Anna Leonowens, and her young son arrive at the Royal Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. The King is largely considered to be a "barbarian" by those in the West, and he seeks Anna's assistance in changing his image, if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to understand and respect one another in a truly unique love story.

Author : Susan Morgan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520933996

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Bombay Anna by Susan Morgan Pdf

If you thought you knew the story of Anna in The King and I, think again. As this riveting biography shows, the real life of Anna Leonowens was far more fascinating than the beloved story of the Victorian governess who went to work for the King of Siam. To write this definitive account, Susan Morgan traveled around the globe and discovered new information that has eluded researchers for years. Anna was born a poor, mixed-race army brat in India, and what followed is an extraordinary nineteenth-century story of savvy self-invention, wild adventure, and far-reaching influence. At a time when most women stayed at home, Anna Leonowens traveled all over the world, witnessed some of the most fascinating events of the Age of Empire, and became a well-known travel writer, journalist, teacher, and lecturer. She remains the one and only foreigner to have spent significant time inside the royal harem of Siam. She emigrated to the United States, crossed all of Russia on her own just before the revolution, and moved to Canada, where she publicly defended the rights of women and the working class. The book also gives an engrossing account of how and why Anna became an icon of American culture in The King and I and its many adaptations.

Author : Howdy Giles
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 160078285X

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The King and I by Howdy Giles Pdf

This is an evocative and intimate collection of photographs documenting the life and career of one of the world's best loved sporting heroes. "The King and I" is a illustrated and intimate photographic portrait of one of the world's best-loved sporting heroes.

Author : Richard Rodgers,Oscar Hammerstein, II
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 063406083X

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Getting to Know... the King and I by Richard Rodgers,Oscar Hammerstein, II Pdf

History comes alive with this first release in a new collection of musical adaptations! From the beloved library of Rodgers and Hammerstein, The King and I is classic musical theater at its best, combining drama, music, dance and stagecraft for an unforgettable experience! Based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, with book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a dazzling score by Richard Rodgers, this musical tells the classic story of the English widow, Anna Leonowens, and her young son and their life at the Royal Palace in Bangkok. Anna has been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. While they both retain their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to understand and eventually respect one another in this unique and uplifting story of East meets West. Running approximately 70 minutes, Getting to Know... The King and I is the perfect show to introduce young people up through 9th grade to the wonders of live theater. The all-inclusive ShowKit provides all you need to make your production a success! The ShowKit includes: * Director's Guide * 2 Piano/Vocal Scores * 20 Lib

Author : Andy Raskin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101032817

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The Ramen King and I by Andy Raskin Pdf

"Mankind is Noodlekind" For three days in January 2007,the most e-mailed article in The New York Times was "appreciations: Mr. noodle," an editorial noting the passing, at age ninety-six, of Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant ramen. Ando's existence came as a shock to many, but not to Andy Raskin, who had spent three years trying to meet the noodle pioneer. The Ramen King and I is Raskin's funny and, at times, painfully honest memoir about confronting the truth of his dating life-with Ando as his spiritual guide. Can instant ramen lead one to a committed relationship? And is sushi the secret to self-acceptance? A true tale of hunger in its many forms, The Ramen King and I is about becoming slaves to our desires and learning to break free.

Author : Janet Quin-Harkin
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 059068065X

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The King and I by Janet Quin-Harkin Pdf

Anna, a widow, travels to Siam in 1863 with her son, to teach the King's children about the modern world.

Author : Richard Rodgers,Lorenz Hart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Musicals
ISBN : UOM:39015007855458

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Babes in Arms by Richard Rodgers,Lorenz Hart Pdf

Author : Leslie Smith Dow
Publisher : Porter's Lake, N.S. : Pottersfield
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : UOM:39015055798055

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Anna Leonowens by Leslie Smith Dow Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781458489630

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The King and I Edition (Songbook) by Anonim Pdf

(Vocal Selections). This revised edition features 12 songs from the beloved 1951 musical about a British governess in the Siamese court, including: Getting to Know You * Hello, Young Lovers * I Have Dreamed * I Whistle a Happy Tune * Shall We Dance?

Author : Oscar Hammerstein II
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780375413582

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The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II by Oscar Hammerstein II Pdf

From every “beautiful mornin’” to “some enchanted evening,” the songs of Oscar Hammerstein II are part of our daily lives, his words part of our national fabric. Born into a theatrical dynasty headed by his grandfather and namesake, Oscar Hammerstein II breathed new life into the moribund art form of operetta by writing lyrics and libretti for such classics as Rose-Marie (music by Rudolf Friml), The Desert Song (Sigmund Romberg), The New Moon (Romberg) and Song of the Flame (George Gershwin). Hammerstein and Jerome Kern wrote eight musicals together, including Sweet Adeline, Music in the Air, and their masterpiece, Show Boat. The vibrant Carmen Jones was Hammerstein’s all-black adaptation of the tragic opera by Georges Bizet. In 1943, Hammerstein, pioneer in the field of operetta, joined forces with Richard Rodgers, who had for the previous twenty-five years taken great strides in the field of musical comedy with his longtime writing partner, Lorenz Hart. The first Rodgers and Hammerstein work, Oklahoma!, merged the two styles into a completely new genre—the musical play—and simultaneously launched the most successful partnership in American musical theater. Over the next seventeen years, Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote eight more Broadway musicals: Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King and I, Me and Juliet, Pipe Dream, Flower Drum Song, and The Sound of Music. They also wrote a movie musical (State Fair) and one for television (Cinderella). Collectively their works have earned dozens of awards, including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars, Grammys, and Emmys. Throughout his career, Hammerstein created works of lyrical beauty and universal feeling, and he continually strove—sometimes against fashion—to seek out the good and beautiful in the world. “I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices,” he once said. “But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly . . . I just couldn’t write anything without hope in it.” All of his lyrics are here—850, more than a quarter published for the first time—in this sixth book in the indispensable Complete Lyrics series that has also brought us the lyrics of Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Frank Loesser. From the young scribe’s earliest attempts to the old master’s final lyric—“Edelweiss”—we can see, read, and, yes, sing the words of a theatrical and lyrical genius.