English Governes
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共 54 题- THE ENGLISH GOVERNESS AT THE SIAMESE COURT
- BEING RECOLLECTIONS OF SIX YEARS IN THE ROYAL
- IN THE ROYAL PALACE AT BANGKOK
- BY
- ANNA HARRIETTE LEONOWENS.
- TO MRS. KATHERINE S. COBB.
- I remain, with true affection, gratitude, and admiration,
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- I beg to remain,
- Yours sincerely
- I. ON THE THRESHOLD.
- II. A SIAMESE PREMIER AT HOME.
- I bowed.
- III. A SKETCH OF SIAMESE HISTORY.
- IV. HIS EXCELLENCY'S HAREM AND HELPMEET.
- V. THE TEMPLES OF THE SLEEPING AND THE EMERALD IDOLS.
- VI. THE KING AND THE GOVERNESS.
- VII. MARBLE HALLS AND FISH-STALLS.
- VIII. OUR HOME IN BANGKOK
- IX. OUR SCHOOL IN THE PALACE.
- X. MOONSHEE AND THE ANGEL GABRIEL.
- XI. THE WAYS OF THE PALACE.
- XII. SHADOWS AND WHISPERS OF THE HAREM.
- XIII. FÂ-YING, THE KING'S DARLING.
- XIV. AN OUTRAGE AND A WARNING.
- XV. THE CITY OF BANGKOK.
- XVI. THE WHITE ELEPHANT.
- XVII. THE CEREMONIES OF CORONATION.
- XVIII. THE QUEEN CONSORT.
- XIX. THE HEIR-APPARENT.--ROYAL HAIR-CUTTING.
- On the reverse was inscribed this sentence:--
- XX. AMUSEMENTS OF THE COURT.
- XXI. SIAMESE LITERATURE AND ART.
- XXII. BUDDHIST DOCTRINE, PRIESTS, AND WORSHIP.
- II. Thou shalt not steal.
- III. Thou shalt not violate the wife of another, nor his concubine.
- IV. Thou shalt speak no word that is false.
- V. Thou shalt not drink wine, nor anything that may intoxicate.
- VI. Thou shalt avoid all anger, hatred, and bitter language.
- VII. Thou shalt not indulge in idle and vain talk.
- VIII. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.
- X. Thou shalt not follow the doctrines of false gods.
- COMMON MAXIMS OF THE PRIESTS OF SIAM.
- XXIII. CREMATION.
- XXIV. CERTAIN SUPERSTITIONS.
- XXV. THE SUBORDINATE KING
- XXVI. THE SUPREME KING: HIS CHARACTER AND ADMINISTRATION.
- XXVII. MY RETIREMENT FROM THE PALACE.
- And you will believe me to be
- JOHN BOWRING.
- XXVIII. THE KINGDOM OF SIAM.
- XXIX. THE RUINS OF CAMBODIA.--AN EXCURSION TO THE NAGHKON WATT.
- XXX. THE LEGEND OF THE MAHA NAUGKON