Anna and the King of Siam

1944 semi-fictionalized biographical novel by Margaret Landon

Anna and the King of Siam is a 1944 book by Margaret Landon. It is fiction, but is based on a true story. It’s about Anna Leonowens going to Siam to teach English to Mongkut’s wives and children. It inspired the movie Anna and the King of Siam and the play The King and I.