Project Gutenberg 2009-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 248 Hall, Basil 1788 1844 Hall, Basilio 97181634 Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo Island Produced by Jane Hyland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Islands" by Captain Basil Hall is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work provides a detailed narrative of Captain Hall's expedition to uncharted regions of East Asia, particularly focusing on the interactions with the people of Corea and the Loo-Choo Islands. The text likely offers insight into the geography, culture, and social dynamics of the regions encountered during the voyage. The beginning of the voyage details the departure from England and the crew's arrival at the coast of Corea. The narrative describes their initial encounters with the Corean natives, highlighting their unsociable demeanor and the language barriers faced by the explorers. The explorers attempt to engage with the locals and navigate their way through the islands, blending scientific observations with personal reflections on the cultural nuances they encounter. The opening chapters set the stage for a journey filled with discovery, tension, and the challenges of intercultural communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ryukyu Islands -- Description and travel Korea -- Description and travel DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 838085 2025-08-12T05:28:00.932890 text/html 837906 2025-01-12T05:39:24.103924 text/html 328068 2025-08-12T05:28:11.351866 application/epub+zip 336232 2025-08-12T05:28:04.884884 application/epub+zip 292946 2025-08-12T05:28:03.375867 application/epub+zip 719459 2025-08-12T05:28:16.091846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638257 2025-08-12T05:28:10.297820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515971 2022-09-13T12:50:47.650529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773274 2025-08-12T05:28:00.416898 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 771075 2009-06-06T07:14:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 771066 2009-06-06T07:14:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19250 2025-08-12T05:28:16.221811 application/rdf+xml 24993 2025-08-12T05:28:03.880885 image/jpeg 4599 2025-08-12T05:28:03.624853 image/jpeg 216149 2009-06-06T07:14:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 215554 2009-06-06T07:14:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 324236 2025-08-12T05:28:00.977880 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia