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Title: The Story of Hong Gildong Author: Unknown (Trans. Minsoo Kang) Year: ?? (ed. 2016) Pages: 77 Date Read: April 3, 2017 Format: Paperback Genres: legend/folklore Rating: 3/5 Note: Minsoo Kang, who translated the text, states that, although the story mentions that it is during the reign of Seonjong, it could either be a misspelling of Sejong or a fictionalized king. King Sejong created Hangul, the Korean alphabet, and the country was...
Title: The Turncoat Author: Donna Thorland Year: 2013 Pages: 394 Dates Read: March 27 - April 1, 2017 Format: Kindle Genres: historical fiction, Revolutionary War, romance Rating: 4/5 Summary: A young Quaker woman, Kate Grey, becomes unexpectedly entangled with the espionage of the American War for Independence and, to her even greater surprise, the enemy. Favorite Quotes: "Nothing was beyond the grasp of an intelligent woman." "They formed an intimate still...