A collection of 155 exceptionally rare, (make list) early twentieth‐century traditional‐style Korean popular novels were published in Korean script under the Japanese occupation and were printed in thin booklets. These novels are deemed unique and no other copies are known to exist, as they were in all likelihood lost or destroyed during the Japanese occupation and the subsequent Korean War. 

These materials were already microfilmed by the International Data Corporation, and subsequently digitized by Brill International Publisher.

The digital version of these materials are included in the database "Colonial-period Korea" and are accessible online.