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MAGNIFICENT FRAUD: The Life of Anna Leonowens, Teacher at the Siamese Court
by Alfred Habegger
Anna Leonowens, as everyone who has read her books or the previous books about her or seen the various movies based on her life as a tutor to the children of the King of Siam knows, was an independent woman of genteel birth. The legend is that she introduced Western ideas of democracy to the court of Siam in the 19th century.
The real Anna, finally revealed through extensive research on three continents, was quite different from the character she created for herself. And yet, as the widowed mother of two young children and without any visible means of support, she created a successful life and was an early campaigner for women’s rights.
Hardworking and ambitious, Anna created the role of her life. As the consummate actress, she was able to convince the King of Siam, as well as millions of her readers all over the world.
For the past five years, Professor Alfred Habegger, a prize-winning biographer, has been digging into the undiscovered past of one the most amazing women of her times. Combining the skills of an investigative journalist with those of an amazingly patient historian and first-rate writer, MAGNIFICENT FRAUD is as much about Anna as it is about her times.
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