CONTENTS.
PART I.
[ANCIENT AND MEDIÆVAL HISTORY].
CHAPTER I. PAGE
CHAPTER II.
[The Old Kingdom of Chō-sen], 11
CHAPTER III.
[The Fuyu Race and their Migrations], 19
CHAPTER IV.
[Sam-han, or Southern Corea], 30
CHAPTER V.
[Epoch of the Three Kingdoms.—Hiaksai], 35
CHAPTER VI.
[Epoch of the Three Kingdoms.—Korai], 40
CHAPTER VII.
[Epoch of the Three Kingdoms.—Shinra], 45
CHAPTER VIII.
[Japan and Corea], 51 [[xxiv]]
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
[Cathay, Zipangu, and the Mongols], 70
CHAPTER XI.
[New Chō-sen], 76
CHAPTER XII.
[Events Leading to the Japanese Invasion], 88
CHAPTER XIII.
[The Invasion—On to Seoul], 95
CHAPTER XIV.
[The Campaign in the North], 104
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
[Cespedes, the Christian Chaplain], 121
CHAPTER XVII.
[Diplomacy at Kiōto and Peking], 124
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
[The Siege of Uru-san Castle], 137
CHAPTER XX.
[Changes after the Invasion], 145
CHAPTER XXI.
[The Issachar of Eastern Asia], 154
CHAPTER XXII.
[The Dutchmen in Exile], 167 [[xxv]]
PART II.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
[The King and Royal Palace], 218
CHAPTER XXV.
[Political Parties], 224
CHAPTER XXVI.
[Organization and Methods of Government], 230
CHAPTER XXVII.
[Feudalism, Serfdom, and Society], 237
CHAPTER XXVIII.
[Social Life—Woman and the Family], 244
CHAPTER XXIX.
[Child Life], 256
CHAPTER XXX.
[Housekeeping, Diet, and Costume], 262
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
[Out-door Life.—Characters and Employments], 284
CHAPTER XXXIII.
[Shamanism and Mythical Zoölogy], 300 [[xxvi]]
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
[Proverbs and Pithy Sayings], 317
CHAPTER XXXVI.
[The Corean Tiger], 320
CHAPTER XXXVII.
[Religion], 326
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
PART III.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
[The Beginnings of Christianity—1784–1794], 347
CHAPTER XL.
[Persecution and Martyrdom—1801–1834], 353
CHAPTER XLI.
[The Entrance of the French Missionaries—1835–1845], 361
CHAPTER XLII.
[The Walls of Isolation Sapped], 367
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
[American Relations with Corea], 388 [[xxvii]]
CHAPTER XLV.
[A Body-Snatching Expedition], 396
CHAPTER XLVI.
[Our Little War with the Heathen], 403
CHAPTER XLVII.
[The Ports Opened to Japanese Commerce], 420
CHAPTER XLVIII.
[The Year of the Treaties], 433
CHAPTER XLIX.
[The Economic Condition of Corea], 443
CHAPTER L.
[Internal Politics: Chinese and Japanese], 458
CHAPTER LI.
[The War of 1894: Corea an Empire], 472
CHAPTER LII.
[Japan and Russia in Conflict], 484
CHAPTER LIII.
[Corea a Japanese Protectorate], 497
CHAPTER LIV.