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Korean folk tales : imps, ghosts, and fairies / translated from the Korean of Im Bang and Yi Ryuk by James S. Gale.

Van Pelt Library GR342 .I613 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Im, Pang, 1640-1724.
Contributor:
Yi, Yuk, 1438-1498.
Gale, James Scarth, 1863-1937.
Language:
English
Korean
Subjects (All):
Folklore--Korea.
Folklore.
Korea.
Genre:
Fiction.
Physical Description:
xi, 233 pages ; 19 cm
Other Title:
Korean folktales
Place of Publication:
London : Forgotten Books, 2017.
Contents:
Charan
The story of Chang To-Ryong
A story of the fox
Cheung puk-chang, the seer
Yun se-pyong, the wizard
The wild-cat woman
The ill-fated priest
The vision of the holy man
The visit of the man of God
The literary man of Insil
The soldier of Kang-Wha
Cursed by the snake
The man on the road
The old man who became a fish
The geomancer
The man who became a pig
The old woman who became a goblin
The grateful ghost
The plucky maiden
The resourceful wife
The boxed-up governor
The man who lost his legs
Ten thousand devils
The home of the fairies
The honest witch
Whom the king honours
The fortunes of yoo
An encounter with a hobgoblin
The snake's revenge
The brave magistrate
The temple to the god of war
A visit from the shades
The fearless captain
The king of Yom-na (hell)
Hong's experiences in hades
Haunted houses
Im, the hunter
The magic invasion of Seoul
The awful little goblin
God's way
The old man in the dream
The perfect priest
The propitious magpie
The "old Buddha"
A wonderful medicine
Faithful mo
The renowned Maing
The senses
Who decides, God or the king?
Three things mastered
Strangely stricken dead
The mysterious hoi tree
Ta-hong.
ISBN:
9781330139004
1330139003
OCLC:
1081173255

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