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

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Lady Hyegyong; edited and translated by JaHyun Kim Haboush28 October 2026

A Joseon court woman’s memoirs with scholarly editing and annotations. They offer a starting point for investigating how family memory, court position and defence of lineage shape a narrative.

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Title
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
Author
Lady Hyegyong; edited and translated by JaHyun Kim Haboush
Language
EN
Category
Memoir · scholarly edition
Historical scope
Eighteenth–early nineteenth centuries
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University of California Press; second edition, September 2013; paperback, 400 pages; ISBN 9780520280489. Foreword by Dorothy Ko.

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