100 years ago, Homer B Hulbert and James Scarth Gale translated and published “Eerie Tales from Old Korea”, a collection of Korean ghost stories. Now Brother Anthony of Taize has handpicked some of those tales, and Seoul Selection has republished them to celebrate the 150th birthdays of Gale and Hulbert. It’s definitely going on to … [Read More]
Translator: James Scarth Gale
Selected translations
- Anthology: Score One for the Dancing Girl ed Ross King and Sinae Park, University of Toronto Press 2016
- Anthology: Eerie Tales from Old Korea ed Brother Anthony of Taizé , Seoul Selection 2014
- Anthology: The Orchid Door ed Joan S Grigsby, J L Thompson 1935
- Kim Man-jung: The Cloud Dream of the Nine, a Korean Novel: A Story of the Times of the Tangs of China About 840 A.D tr James Scarth Gale, D O'Connor 1922
- Im Bang, Yi Ryuk: Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Fairies tr James Scarth Gale, JM Dent 1913
Happy 150th Birthday, James Scarth Gale
James Scarth Gale – missionary, translator, and one of the founders of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch – was born 150 years ago on 19 February 1863. His birthday has been marked by an upgraded Wikipedia page, a special page with photos on Brother Anthony’s site, and a memorial service at Yeondong Church (which … [Read More]
James Scarth Gale Translation Prize
The Centre for the Study of Korea (CSK) at the University of Toronto hosts the annual James Scarth Gale translation prize for non-fiction pieces of writing on Korea. The top prize is awarded a sum of $2,500. The objective of the prize is to promote, and make public, materials useful for teachers of undergraduate courses … [Read More]