That's a novel idea! What novel is Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I based off of?

Answer Anna and the King of Siam

Margaret Landon's 1944 novel, Anna and the King of Siam, served as the basis for the musical. This novel is based on the 1860s memoirs of Anna Leonowens, the actual governess of Siam King Mongkut's children.

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