stark freya introduction (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Illustrated by Forrest, Rupert (illustrator). Reprint. "In 1862, at the age of twenty-seven, Anna H. Leonowens became the governess of king Mongkut's children. In those days Siam was a little known, exotic, primitive country. The City of Veiled Women, - a city within a city, - had a population of nine thousand royal princesses, wives, concubines and servants completely dependent on every whim and passion of King Mongkut. This book reflects the shimmering beauty of the harem as well as its brutality. Girls were taken into the pleasure dome as children to be turned into actresses, dancers, musicians and singers. Theatrical triumphs were followed by beatings upon the feet and illicit affections with back lashings." - dust jacket. "It is, in my opinion, the most enthralling piece of literature of its kind that I have read since The Thousand and One Nights." - Dennis Gray Stoll. First reprint of the 1873 first edition. xiv, [2], 228 pp. Several black and white illustrations. Prior owner's name upon front free endpaper. Moderate wear to book. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy copy of this fascinating work. ; Illustrations; 8vo.