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

"This collection of memoirs reveals the tragic and extraordinary tale of a girl who has only been known by her title...since her marriage to Korea's Crown Prince Sado in 1744 at the age of 9. Seventeen years after the wedding, Lady Hyegyoung's father-in-law, King Yongjo, ordered Prince Sado to enter a three-foot-square rice chest that was then sealed. The prince died 8 days later....By the time we reach the last memoir, we are poised on the edge of our seats, eager to learn the whole story..."Haboush, JaHyun Kim is the author of 'Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth Century Korea', published 1996 under ISBN 9780520200555 and ISBN 0520200551.