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Korean Tales Being A Collection Of Stories Translated From The Korean Folk Lore Together With Introductory Chapters Descriptive Of Korea
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Author : Horace Newton Allen
language : en
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Release Date : 1889
Korean Tales Being A Collection Of Stories Translated From The Korean Folk Lore Together With Introductory Chapters Descriptive Of Korea written by Horace Newton Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Folklore categories.
Korean Tales
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Author : Horace Newton Allen
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-11-27
Korean Tales written by Horace Newton Allen and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-27 with Travel categories.
Korean Tales by Horace Newton Allen is a collection of stories translated from Korean folklore, offering readers a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage and imaginative storytelling of Korea. The book also includes introductory chapters that provide valuable context and background information about Korean history, customs, and beliefs.
Korean Tales
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Author : H. N. Allen
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-09-14
Korean Tales written by H. N. Allen and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-14 with categories.
Korea, Corea, or Chosen (morning calm) occupies the peninsula hanging down from Manchooria and Russian Siberia between China and Japan, and extending from the 33d to the 43d parallels of north latitude. The area, including the outlying islands, is about one hundred thousand square miles. The population, according to the most reliable estimate, is a little more than sixteen millions. Yet, as the people live in cities, towns, and hamlets, the country does not seem to be thickly settled. The climate varies much at the extremities of the peninsula, owing to the fact that the southern portion is somewhat affected by the warm southern currents that give Japan its tropical climate, but which are warded off from Korea proper by the Japanese islands. The climate of the central and northern provinces is much the same as that of the northern central United States, with fewer changes. The large river at the capital is not uncommonly frozen over for weeks at a time during the winter, so that heavy carts pass over on the ice. Ice is always preserved for general use in summer. The country is decidedly mountainous, and well watered. Heavy timber abounds in the northeast. The valleys are very fertile and are well tilled, as the people are mainly devoted to agriculture.
Korean Tales Being A Collection Of Stories Translated From The Korean Folk Lore
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Author : Horace Newton Allen
language : en
Publisher: Literature Translation Institute of Korea
Release Date : 2016-12-01
Korean Tales Being A Collection Of Stories Translated From The Korean Folk Lore written by Horace Newton Allen and has been published by Literature Translation Institute of Korea this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-01 with categories.
Korean Tales
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Author : Horace Newton Allen
language : en
Publisher: G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
Release Date : 1889
Korean Tales written by Horace Newton Allen and has been published by G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Folklore categories.
Korea, Corea, or Chosen (morning calm) occupies the peninsula hanging down from Manchooria and Russian Siberia between China and Japan, and extending from the 33d to the 43d parallels of north latitude. The area, including the outlying islands, is about one hundred thousand square miles. The population, according to the most reliable estimate, is a little more than sixteen millions. Yet, as the people live in cities, towns, and hamlets, the country does not seem to be thickly settled. The climate varies much at the extremities of the peninsula, owing to the fact that the southern portion is somewhat affected by the warm southern currents that give Japan its tropical climate, but which are warded off from Korea proper by the Japanese islands. The climate of the central and northern provinces is much the same as that of the northern central United States, with fewer changes. The large river at the capital is not uncommonly frozen over for weeks at a time during the winter, so that heavy carts pass over on the ice. Ice is always preserved for general use in summer. The country is decidedly mountainous, and well watered. Heavy timber abounds in the northeast. The valleys are very fertile and are well tilled, as the people are mainly devoted to agriculture. The mineral resources have only been developed in a crude way, yet sufficiently to demonstrate the great wealth of the ore deposits. Especially is this true in reference to the gold mines. The most pessimistic visitors to Korea are unstinted in their praise of the beautiful scenery, which is fully appreciated by the natives as well. From ancient times they have had guide-books setting forth the natural charms of particular localities; and excursions to distant places for the sole purpose of enjoying the views are a common occurrence. The King rules as absolute monarch. He is assisted by the Prime-Minister and his two associates—the ministers of the Left and Right. Next to these come the heads of the six departments of Etiquette and Ceremonies, Finance, War, Public Works, Justice, and Registration, with the heads of the two new departments that have been added as the result of the opening up of foreign intercourse—the Foreign (or outside) Office, and the Home (or interior) Office. This body of officials forms the grand council of the King. Each of the eight provinces is ruled by a governor, who has under him prefects, local magistrates, supervisors of hamlets, and petty officials, so that the whole scale makes a very complete system and affords no lack of officials. There are several special officers appointed by the King, one of whom is the government inspector, whose duty it is to go about in disguise, learn the condition of the people, and ascertain if any magistrate abuses his office and oppresses the people unjustly. Any such he may bring to speedy justice. The present Dynasty has existed 498 years. Being founded by a revolting general named Ye, it is known as the Ye Dynasty. The King’s name, however, is never used. He is almost sacred to his people. Those officials of sufficiently high rank to go in before him bow to the ground in his presence, and only speak when spoken to; then they use a highly honorific language only understood at court. The revenues are paid in kind, hence the annual income of an official may consist of a certain quantity of rice, and other products, in addition to his money compensation. The King, also, has the whole revenue resulting from the sale of the ginseng, for which the country is noted. This forms his private purse. The currency is the common copper cash, worth some twelve hundred to the Mexican dollar; though now that the new mint is in operation, copper, silver, and gold coins are being made. The old perforated cash will, however, be hard to supplant, owing to its convenience in small transactions. To be continue in this ebook...
Korean Tales
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Author : Horace Newton Allen
language : en
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-08-07
Korean Tales written by Horace Newton Allen and has been published by Literary Licensing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-07 with categories.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1889 Edition.
Korean Tales
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Author : Horace Allen Newton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-16
Korean Tales written by Horace Allen Newton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-16 with categories.
My object in writing this book was to correct the erroneous impressions I have found somewhat prevalent-that the Koreans were a semi-savage people. And believing that the object could be accomplished best in displaying the thought, life, and habits of the people as portrayed in their native lore, I have made these translations, which, while they are so chosen as to cover various phases of life, are not to be considered as especially selected. I also wished to have some means of answering the constant inquiries from all parts of the country concerning Korean life and characteristics. People in Washington have asked me if Korea was an island in the Mediterranean; others have asked if Korea could be reached by rail from Europe; others have supposed that Korea was somewhere in the South Seas, with a climate that enabled the natives to dispense with clothing. I have therefore included two chapters, introductory and descriptive in character, concerning the subjects of the majority of such questions. "Globe trotters," in passing from Japan to North China, usually go by way of the Korean ports, now that a line of excellent Japanese steamships covers that route. These travellers see the somewhat barren coasts of Korea-left so, that outsiders might not be tempted to come to the then hermit country; perhaps they land at Chemulpoo (the port of the capital, thirty miles distant), and stroll through the rows of miserable, temporary huts, occupied by the stevedores, the pack-coolies, chair-bearers, and other transient scum, and then write a long article descriptive of Korea. As well might they describe America as seen among the slab shanties of one of the newest western railroad towns, for when the treaties were formed in 1882 not a house stood where Chemulpoo now stands, with its several thousand regular inhabitants and as many more transients. - Horace Newton Allen about his book "Korean Tales: Being A Collection Of Stories Translated From The Korean Folk Lore"
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Author : H N Allen,
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-09-20
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Repeatedly, since returning to the United States, people have asked me, "Why don't you write a book on Korea?" I have invariably replied that it was not necessary, and referred the inquirers to the large work of Dr. Griffis, entitled "Corea, the Hermit Kingdom," which covers the subject in a charming manner. My object in writing this book was to correct the erroneous impressions I have found somewhat prevalent-that the Koreans were a semi-savage people. And believing that the object could be accomplished best in displaying the thought, life, and habits of the people as portrayed in their native lore, I have made these translations, which, while they are so chosen as to cover various phases of life, are not to be considered as especially selected. I also wished to have some means of answering the constant inquiries from all parts of the country concerning Korean life and characteristics. People in Washington have asked me if Korea was an island in the Mediterranean; others have asked if Korea could be reached by rail from Europe; others have supposed that Korea was somewhere in the South Seas, with a climate that enabled the natives to dispense with clothing. I have therefore included two chapters, introductory and descriptive in character, concerning the subjects of the majority of such questions. "Globe trotters," in passing from Japan to North China, usually go by way of the Korean ports, now that a line of excellent Japanese steamships covers that route. These travellers see the somewhat barren coasts of Korea-left so, that outsiders might not be tempted to come to the then hermit country; perhaps they land at Chemulpoo (the port of the capital, thirty miles distant), and stroll through the rows of miserable, temporary huts, occupied by the stevedores, the pack-coolies, chair-bearers, and other transient scum, and then write a long article descriptive of Korea. As well might they describe America as seen among the slab shanties of one of the newest western railroad towns, for when the treaties were formed not a house stood where Chemulpoo now stands, with its several thousand regular inhabitants and as many more transients. H. N. Allen. Washington, D. C. Introductory Korea, Corea, or Chosen (morning calm) occupies the peninsula hanging down from Manchooria and Russian Siberia between China and Japan, and extending from the 33d to the 43d parallels of north latitude. The area, including the outlying islands, is about one hundred thousand square miles. The population, according to the most reliable estimate, is a little more than sixteen millions. Yet, as the people live in cities, towns, and hamlets, the country does not seem to be thickly settled. The climate varies much at the extremities of the peninsula, owing to the fact that the southern portion is somewhat affected by the warm southern currents that give Japan its tropical climate, but which are warded off from Korea proper by the Japanese islands. The climate of the central and northern provinces is much the same as that of the northern central United States, with fewer changes. The large river at the capital is not uncommonly frozen over for weeks at a time during the winter, so that heavy carts pass over on the ice. Ice is always preserved for general use in summer. The country is decidedly mountainous, and well watered. Heavy timber abounds in the northeast. The valleys are very fertile and are well tilled, as the people are mainly devoted to agriculture. The mineral resources have only been developed in a crude way, yet sufficiently to demonstrate the great wealth of the ore deposits. Especially is this true in reference to the gold mines.
Korean Tales Being A Collection Of Stories Translated From The Korean Folk Lore Together With Introductory Chapters Descriptive Of Korea
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Author : Horace Newton Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Korean Tales Being A Collection Of Stories Translated From The Korean Folk Lore Together With Introductory Chapters Descriptive Of Korea written by Horace Newton Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Folklore categories.
Korean Tales
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Author : HORACE NEWTON. ALLEN
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Korean Tales written by HORACE NEWTON. ALLEN and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.