The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea by Lady Hyegyeong

The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea

Lady Hyegyeong with JaHyun Kim Haboush

372 pages • first pub 1805 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography history memoir emotional informative slow-paced
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Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, form one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, depicting a court lif...

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emotional 57%
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challenging 36%
reflective 21%
inspiring 5%

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fast 10%

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