Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Translating to Inherit: An Introduction to James Scarth Gale’s Translations from the Kimun ch’onghwa xv
6. Further Contextualizing the Translations of James Scarth Gale xxxvii
7. Works Cited lv
8. Appendix: Table of Translation Equivalents lxiii
9. STORIES
10. 1. King Sŏngjong’s Love for His Son 3
11. 2. Queen Han of Injo (1623 AD) 4
12. 3. Kyŏngju and Bob-Tailed Dogs 6
13. 4. The Envoy from Loochoo 6
14. 5. Story by Sŏng Hyŏn 8
15. 6. Cho Pan’s Love 11
16. 7. Yun-ssi, Mother of Yŏnsan 13
17. 8. The Loyal Dancing Girl 15
18. 9. The Dancing Girl 16
19. 10. The World of the Dancing Girl 18
20. 11. Spirit of the Dead 26
21. 12. Ghosts 28
22. 13. Madness Recalls the Verse 31
23. 14. Sin Sukchu’s Angel 33
24. 15. Brotherly Love 35
25. 16. Bringing Up a Son 37
26. 17. Great Courage 39
27. 18. A Great Man 42
28. 19. Holidays 43
29. 20. Nam Iung (1575–1648 AD) 47
30. 21. Kim Chip’s Virtue 48
31. 22. Firing the House on the Imjin River 49
32. 23. Chang Hyŏn’gwang (1554–1637) 51
33. 24. Who Was Ch’ŏnhwang-ssi’s Father? 54
34. 25. The Faithful Spirit 55
35. 26. A Most Faithful Son 61
36. 27. Fate 65
37. 28. Playing Magpie 69
38. 29. The Strange Story of Yi Sŏk 72
39. 30. Chŏng Pukch’ang 76
40. 31. The Wife of Wŏlsa 80
41. 32. Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk’s Power 82
42. 33. Pak Yŏp (Tiger Transformation) 88
43. 34. Pak Yŏp 95
44. 35. The End of Pak Yŏp 97
45. 36. The Innkeeper’s Daughter 100
46. 37. Defiance to a Spirit 105
47. 38. Wŏlsa in Peking 112
48. 39. Chŏng Ka 114
49. 40. King Hyojong (1650–59 AD) Overhears 127
50. 41. King Sukchong’s Joke 130
51. 42. King Sukchong’s Second Joke 132
52. 43. Avenged by the Gods 135
53. 44. The Robber Chief 148
54. 45. Mrs. Kim, the Prophetess 161
55. 46. Deceit of the First Order 166
56. 47. Yu Ch’ŏkki 169
57. 48. The Skilful Swordsman 171
58. 49. Overdrunk 174
59. 50. History of Yu Ch’ŏkki 176
60. 51. The Obstreperous Boy 187
61. 52. Yu Chinsa and His Wives 199
62. 53. The Act of Hong Tongsŏk 210
63. 54. Kim Su, the Face Reader 213
64. 55. Celebrations on Graduating 217
65. 56. Score One for the Dancing Girl 222
66. 57. A Pair of Spectacles 229
67. 58. A Wonderful Physician 231
68. 59. A Spook for a Husband 234
69. 60. The Death Potion 237
70. 61. The Faithful Magpie 240
71. 62. Plum-Blossom, the Dancing Girl 242
72. 63. The Propitiated Spirit 249
73. 64. The Faithful Widow 253
74. 65. The Dancing Girl’s Two Guests 262
75. 66. A Wonderful Dream 270
76. 67. Hong Sanghan 272
77. 68. Kwak the Magician 277
78. 69. Kwŏn of Andong 284
79. 70. Geomancy and Whatnot 297
80. 71. Yi Tongak (Cousin of T’aektang) 305
81. 72. The Reward of Virtue 311
82. 73. A Certain Kim Sanggun 318
83. 74. Yi Chiham 323
84. 75. The Return of the Spirit of Yi Kyŏngnyu 327
85. 76. The Secret Commissioner 335
86. 77. Pak’s Help 347
87. 78. Examples of Courage 354
88. 79. Prophets of the Shade 358
89. 80. Yang Pongnae 362
90. 81.The Truth of Dreams 370
91. 82. Ilt’ahong 381
92. 83. A Man of Virtue 398
93. 84. Yi Changgon 405
94. 85. The Faithful Bride 415
95. 86. Kim Kamsa 419
96. 87. Tonggye’s Maid 430
97. 88. A Gifted Woman 438
98. 89. The Results of Faithful Sacrifice 451
99. 90. The Andong Wizard 455
100. 91. A Warning to General Li Rusong 463
101. 92. The Wife of Kim Ch’ŏnil 470
102. 93. High-born Prince and Worthy Girls 479
103. 94. A Second Wife under Difficulties 489
104. 95. The Man That Might Have Been 505
105. 96. Yi Wan and the Robber Chief 515
106. 97. A Man of the Mings 523
107. 98. A Visit to Hell by Kwŏn Chŏk 527
108. 99. A Question of Conscience 532
109. 100. The Impudent Priest 541
110. 101. The Magistrate of Andong, Whose Friend Wanted to Be Inspector 547
111. 102. The Fortune-Teller’s True Prophecy 555
112. 103. A True Fortune-Teller 558
113. 104. Trick Played on a Dancing Girl 562
114. 105. The Famous Dancing Girl, Hwang Chin 565
115. 106. The Famous Dancing Girl, Hwang Chin, Continued I 568
116. 107. The Famous Dancing Girl, Hwang Chin, Continued II 570
117. 108. A Strange Psychic Phenomenon 572
118. 109. A Hundred Years 574
119. 110. Yun Pyŏn (Graduated 1522 AD) (Chijogam) 575
120. 111. Wŏlsa 581
121. 112. Kim Yuk (1580–1658 AD) 586
122. 113. Yŏm Sido 590
123. 114. Yi Hangbok (A Very Dirty Story)* 608
124. 115. The Prince’s Ghost 610
125. 116. Kim Suon 614
126. 117. Hwang Susin Cuts Off His Horse’s Head 617
127. Index 619