Korean Myths & Legends (Collectable Myths and Legends) Hardcover

SKU 9781398872226

$36.95

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This magical collection of Korean myths and legends is presented in an ornate hardback edition with silver cover embossing and stencilled page edges.

Step into a world where witches live next door, humans turn into animals and more in this epic collection of tales. Packed with mighty heroes and fearsome foes, the pages within offer exhilarating adventure and important lessons that have been passed down the generations and are still spoken about today.

This ornate hardback edition features silver embossing on the font and back cover, full-colour endpaper designs, ivory pages and stenciled page-edges, making a wonderful collectible edition for any mythology lover.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Collectable Myths and Legends series contains luxurious gold embossed gift editions of classic myth and legends from around the world, featuring full-colour endpaper designs, ivory pages and striking stencilled page edges.

About the Author

William Elliot Griffis was an American minister and author who studied East Asian culture. He gathered his stories from existing written accounts, folklore studies, and by adapting traditional oral Korean myths and legends.

Horace Newton Allen was an American doctor and missionary who served as a diplomat in Korea where he gathered his stories directly through the local Korean oral tradition. Korean Tales was one of the first stories to bring Korean, Chinese, and native legends to a Western audience.

James S. Gale, a Canadian missionary and scholar who lived in Korea, acquired his stories by finding an old original manuscript copy of tales written by Korean scholars Im Bang and Yi Ryuk.