Korea and Her Neighbours
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Korea and Her Neighbours

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Korea and Her Neighbours

About this book

First published in 2003. Isabella Bird's account of her journeys in Korea in 1898 represents one of the very rare accounts of that country in the latter part of the nineteenth century. At that time Korea was virtually a forbidden land and had only been open to foreigners for about ten years. It was and had been under Chinese influence for centuries. The trip was very difficult but so fascinating that, true to character, Isabella adored it. She undertook many arduous journeys by land and river, observed the breathtakingly beautiful countryside, visited the Buddhist monasteries and had many audiences with the Korean king and his soon to be assassinated queen. While Isabella was on her journey the Japanese invaded Korea and she had to leave hastily, ending up in China, penniless.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780710308122
eBook ISBN
9781136190544

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Introduction
  6. Author’s Prefatory Note
  7. Contents
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. Introductory Chapter
  10. I. First Impressions of Korea
  11. II. First Impressions of the Capital
  12. III. The Kur-dong
  13. IV. Seoul, the Korean Mecca
  14. V. The Sailing of the Sampan
  15. VI. On the River of Golden Sand
  16. VII. Views Afloat
  17. VIII. Natural Beauty—The Rapids
  18. IX. Korean Marriage Customs
  19. X. The Korean Pony—Korean Roads and Inns
  20. XI. Diamond Mountain Monasteries
  21. XII. Along the Coast
  22. XIII. Impending War—Excitement at Chemulpo
  23. XIV. Deported to Manchuria
  24. XV. A Manchurian Deluge—A Passenger Cart—An Accident
  25. XVI. Mukden and its Missions
  26. XVII. Chinese Troops on the March
  27. XVIII. Nagasaki—Wladivostok
  28. XIX. Korean Settlers in Siberia
  29. XX. The Trans-Siberian Railroad
  30. XXI. The King’s Oath—An Audience
  31. XXII. A Transition Stage
  32. XXIII. The Assassination of the Queen
  33. XXIV. Burial Customs
  34. XXV. Song-do: A Royal City
  35. XXVI. The Phyong-yang Battlefield
  36. XXVII. Northward Ho!
  37. XXVIII. Over the An-kil Yung Pass
  38. XXIX. Social Position of Women
  39. XXX. Exorcists and Dancing Women
  40. XXXI. The Hair-cropping Edict
  41. XXXII. The Reorganized Korean Government
  42. XXXIII. Education and Foreign Trade
  43. XXXIV. DĂŚmonism or Shamanism
  44. XXXV. Notes on DĂŚmonism Concluded
  45. XXXVI. Seoul in 1897
  46. XXXVII. Last Words on Korea
  47. Appendixes
  48. Index