CONTENTS.

PART I.

[ANCIENT AND MEDIÆVAL HISTORY].

CHAPTER I. PAGE

[The Corean Peninsula], 1

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.

[Korai, or United Corea], 63

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.

[The Retreat from Seoul], 115

CHAPTER XVI.

[Cespedes, the Christian Chaplain], 121

CHAPTER XVII.

[Diplomacy at Kiōto and Peking], 124

CHAPTER XVIII.

[The Second Invasion], 129

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.

[POLITICAL AND SOCIAL COREA].

CHAPTER XXIII.

[The Eight Provinces], 179

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.

[Mourning and Burial], 277

CHAPTER XXXII.

[Out-door Life.—Characters and Employments], 284

CHAPTER XXXIII.

[Shamanism and Mythical Zoölogy], 300 [[xxvi]]

CHAPTER XXXIV.

[Legends and Folk-lore], 307

CHAPTER XXXV.

[Proverbs and Pithy Sayings], 317

CHAPTER XXXVI.

[The Corean Tiger], 320

CHAPTER XXXVII.

[Religion], 326

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

[Education and Culture], 337

PART III.

[MODERN AND RECENT HISTORY].

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.

[The French Expedition], 377

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.

[Chō-sen: A Province of Japan], 507

[INDEX], 521 [[xxix]]

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