by Isabella Bird Bishop

No.4 - A Series of Reprints of Western Books on Korea
size: 22.6x15.2cm 490pages. publisher: Yonsei University Press, 1997(4th edition).

About this book
My all-time favorite Korean travel narrative. An account of the journeys of an upper-class British woman through turn-of-the-century Korea. She details her meetings with the King and Queen as well as her travels throughout the country. A perfect companion for a trip in 'modern' Korea.

Table of contents
1. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF KOREA
2. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE CAPITAL
3. THE KUR-DONG
4. SEOUL. THE KOREAN MECCA
5. THE SAILING OF THE SAMPAN
6. ON THE RIVER OF GOLDEN SAND
7. VIEWS AFLOAT
8. NATURAL BEAUTY - THE RAPIDS
9. KOREAN MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
10. THE KOREAN PONY - KOREAN ROADS AND INNS
11. DIAMOND MOUNTAIN MONASTERIES
12. ALONG THE COAST
13. IMPENDING WAR-EXCITEMENT AT CHEMULPO
14. DEPORTED TO MANCHURIA
15. A MANCHURIAN DELUGE- A PASSENGER CART-AN ACCIDENT
16. MUKDEN AND ITS MISSIONS
17. CHINESE TROOPS ON THE MARCH
18. NAGASAKI-WLADIVOSTOK
19. KOREAN SETTLERS IN SIBERIA
20. THE TRANS-SIVERIAN RAILROAD
21. THE KING"S OATH-AN AUDIENCE
22. A TRANSITION STAGE
23. THE ASSASSINATION OF THE QUEEN
24. VURIAL CUSTOMS
25. BURIAL CUSTOMS
26. SONG-DO: A ROYAL CITY
27. THE PHYONG-YONG BATTLEFIELD
28. NORTHWARD HO!
29. OYER THE AN-KIL YUNG PASS 30. SOCIAL PASITION OF WOMEN
31. EXORCISTS AND DANCING WOMEN
32. THE REORGANIZED KOREN GOVERNMENT
33. EDUCATION AND FOREIGN TRADE
34. DAEMONISM OR SHAMANISM
35. NOTES ON DAEMONISM CONCLUDED
36. SEOUL IN 1897
37. LAST WORDS ON KOREA