Korean classics

The great stories of Korea, from Chunhyang to A Lucky Day.

Joseon-era novels and the short stories of the 1920s and 30s, the books every Korean reads at school. Each is retold in modern Korean with an English translation on every line, audio narration, vocabulary and a comprehension check. Longer novels are split into parts.

B1

구운몽

Kim Man-jung (1637–1692)

11 parts

B1

박씨전

Traditional Korean novel (Bakssi-jeon, anonymous, Joseon era)

2 parts

B1

심청전

Traditional Korean novel (Sim Cheong-jeon, anonymous, Joseon era)

2 min read

B1

장화홍련전

Traditional Korean novel (Janghwa Hongryeon-jeon, anonymous, Joseon era)

2 min read

B1

홍길동전

Traditional Korean tale, attributed to Heo Gyun (1569–1618)

2 min read

B1

춘향전

Traditional Korean novel (Chunhyangjeon, anonymous, Joseon era)

4 min read

B2

운수 좋은 날

Hyeon Jin-geon (1900–1943)

3 min read

B2

메밀꽃 필 무렵

Yi Hyo-seok (1907–1942)

3 min read

B2

동백꽃

Kim Yu-jeong (1908–1937)

3 min read

B2

봄봄

Kim Yu-jeong (1908–1937)

3 min read

B2

벙어리 삼룡이

Na Do-hyang (1902–1926)

2 min read

A2

만년 셔츠

Bang Jeong-hwan (1899–1931)

2 min read

A1

참된 동정

Bang Jeong-hwan (1899–1931)

1 min read

B2

감자

Kim Dong-in (1900–1951)

3 min read

B2

날개

Yi Sang (1910–1937)

2 min read