Siam: Margaret on the Background to Her "A Grave for Frankie"

Siam: Margaret on the Background to Her "A Grave for Frankie"

Margaret gives the background to her first story for the Literary Society, "A Grave for Frankie." Ku Pru told her the story. It was about her uncle who was a wizard. She told her that when the wizard's uncle died his son sat on his grave for three days so that no one could come and dig the body up (the Siamese would use remains of a wizard for all kinds of superstitious practices). The story itself was about a true wizard, although the details could be fictitious. 

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993)

January 1, 1930

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Margaret Landon (1903-1993)

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Box 78: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 55-60

Hour 56, clip 4

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical