. Corea, the hermit nation : I. Ancient and mediaeval history. II. Political and social Corea. III. Modern and recent history. COKE A The Hermit Nation I.—ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORYII.—POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CORE AIII.—MODERN AND RECENT HISTORY (^3^H ^ WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS FORMERLY OP THE IMPERIAL IT^IVERSITY OP TOKIO, .JAPANADTHOR OF THE MIKADOS EMPIRE Sixth Edition, Revised and EnlargedWith Additional Cuaptek on COREA IN 1897 NEW YORKCHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS 1897 ,G ?- -^ 8 CoPTRiGHT, 1882, 1888, 1897By CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS TROW OrRECTORV PRINTING AND BOOKBINOINO COMPANYNEW VOHK G r\ TOALL


. Corea, the hermit nation : I. Ancient and mediaeval history. II. Political and social Corea. III. Modern and recent history. COKE A The Hermit Nation I.—ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORYII.—POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CORE AIII.—MODERN AND RECENT HISTORY (^3^H ^ WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS FORMERLY OP THE IMPERIAL IT^IVERSITY OP TOKIO, .JAPANADTHOR OF THE MIKADOS EMPIRE Sixth Edition, Revised and EnlargedWith Additional Cuaptek on COREA IN 1897 NEW YORKCHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS 1897 ,G ?- -^ 8 CoPTRiGHT, 1882, 1888, 1897By CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS TROW OrRECTORV PRINTING AND BOOKBINOINO COMPANYNEW VOHK G r\ TOALL COREAN PATRIOTS: WHO SEEK BT THE AID OP SCIENCE, TRUTH, AND PURE RELIGION, TO ENLIGHTEN THEMSELVES AND THEIR FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN, TO RID THEIR LAND OF SUPERSTITION, BIGOTRY, DESPOTISM, ANDPRIESTCRAFT—BOTH NATIVE AND FOREIGN — AND TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY, INDEPENDENCE, AND HONOR, OF THEIR COUNTRY ; THIS UNWORTHY SKETCH OF THEIR PAST HISTORY AND PRESENT CONDITION IS DEDICATED. PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION. Old Corea is passing away so fast, and the once ^ hermit na-tion ^ is now so active in jtlieworlds market-p


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