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 (Translator)

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, is one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, which depicts a court l...

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informative 88%
dark 66%
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emotional 61%
tense 44%
challenging 38%
reflective 22%
inspiring 5%

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fast 11%

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