Alexander B. Griswold

A. B. Griswold laments that King Mongkut is largely known only for the grotesque caricature popularized by . . . The King and I and argues that the real fault lies with AL 's...

Some of the more exotic and sensational elements of The English Governess, such as an incident involving human sacrifice, as well as the elliptically-narrated details of AL 's previous life, are fictional or borrowed...

Griswold argues that AL exaggerated the punishment, and suggests that Tuptim may not have received any punishment at all, because the country did not enforce that ancient law and Mongkut allowed his wives to resign...