The Book of Corrections
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Choi Byonghyon is professor of American literature at Honam University, Korea.
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Abbreviations Used in the Notes - viii
Translator's Preface - ix
Illustrations - xiii
Introduction - 1
Author's Preface - 15
BOOK I - 17
1. The Envoys from Japan - 19
2. Japanese Envoy So Yoshitoshi - 24
3. Korean Envoys Meet with Toyotomi Hideyoshi - 28
4. Korea Informs Ming of the Japanese Plot - 32
5. Controversies over Rebuilding the National Defense - 34
6. Yi Sunsin Appointed as the Navy Commander - 37
7. Generals Unable to Foresee the Imminent War - 42
8. Invasion of the Japanese - 44
9. Our Fortresses Fall One after Another - 46
10. Urgent Reports Come In - 50
11. Criminal Charges against Kim Song'il for His Report - 55
12. The Court Appoints Kim Nuk to Stabilize Public Feeling - 57
13. Commander Yi Il Flees as Sangju Falls - 58
14. Debates on the Defense of Seoul and the Departure of the King - 62
15. The Defeat of Sin Ip's Army - 67
16. The Day of Moaning and Wailing - 71
17. Seoul Falls into Enemy Hands - 78
18. The Collapse of Our Joint Forces at Yong'in - 81
19. Sin Kak's Victory and His Tragic End - 83
20. The Collapse of the Defense Line at the Imjin River - 85
21. The Japanese Enter Hamgyong Province and Capture Our Two Princes - 87
22. Yi Il Arrives at P'yongyang after Losing His Battle - 90
23. The Visit of Lin Shilu to P'yongyang - 93
24. The Royal Carriage Leaves P'yongyang - 100
25. The Fall of P'yongyang - 106
26. Anger and Frustration of the People - 109
27. The King Arrives at Uiju and Ming Sends Its Relief Army - 114
28. The Vanguard of the Ming Relief Army Arrives - 116
29. Ming Relief Army Fails to Recapture P'yongyang - 119
30. Yi Sunsin Defeats the Japanese Navy with His Turtle Ships - 121
31. Cho Hoik, a Man of Loyalty and Patriotism - 125
32. The Defense of Chonju and the Brave Battles of Chong Tam - 127
33. An Attempt to Recapture P'yongyang - 129
34. Shen Weijing Visits the Japanese Camp - 131
35. The Tragic Death of Governor Sim Tae - 134
36. General Won Ho Defeats the Japanese - 137
37. Kwon Ungsu and Others Recapture Yongch'on - 139
38. Pak Chin Recaptures Kyongju - 141
39. The Rise of the Righteous Volunteer Armies - 143
40. Yi Il Becomes a Commander - 149
41. Spies and Traitors - 151
BOOK II - 153
42. New Ming Relief Army Recaptures P'yongyang - 155
43. The Court Replaces Yi Il with Yi Pin - 161
44. The Ming Army Retreats to Kaesong after Losing the Battle of Pyokche - 162
45. Victory at Haengju Fortress - 169
46. Efforts to Save the Starving People - 173
47. Shen Weijing's Efforts to Make Peace with the Japanese - 176
48. Recapturing Seoul - 181
49. Devastating Defeat at the Battle of Chinju - 184
50. The King Returns to Seoul - 189
51. The Imprisonment of Yi Sunsin - 197
52. The Breakdown of the Peace Talks and a New Relief Army from Ming China - 200
53. The Collapse of the Navy Led by Won Kyun - 201
54. The Battle of Hwangsok Mountain Fortress - 205
