Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Translators’ Notes xi
5. Map of Nineteenth-Century Korea 1
6. Introduction Chosŏn Korea in Its Last Century 3
7. Case 1 An Adulterous Widower Meets a Violent Death 23
8. Case 2 A Family Activist Confronts a Local Magnate 47
9. Case 3 A Defiant Slave Challenges His Master with Death 55
10. Case 4 Two Widows Fight 62
11. Case 5 A Heartless Wet Nurse Abuses an Infant 72
12. Case 6 A Widower Seeks Private Settlement 99
13. Case 7 Adultery Leads to Murder 108
14. Case 8 An Illegal Burial Begets a Son but Kills a Relative 129
15. Notes 205
16. Glossary 227
17. Bibliography 239
18. Index 247