A classic revolutionary novel of the 1930s and the first complete work written by a woman before the Korean War to be published in English, From Wonso Pond transforms the love triangle between three protagonists into a revealing portrait of the living conditions that led to modern Korea, both North and South. In a plot rich with Dickensian overtones, it paints a vivid picture of life in what is now North Korea through the eyes of three characters, as they journey separately from a small, impoverished village ruled by the lecherous landlord to the port city of Inch'on.