A Widow Writes to Her Dead Husband Eung-Tae Lee [Letter]

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On tonight's podcast, we'll be looking at a letter written in 1586 by an unnamed and pregnant widow to her dead husband Eung-Tae Lee.  This letter was discovered in 1996 in a tomb in Andong City, South Korea. Eung-Tae Lee, who was a member of the ancient Goseong Yi clan, was found with it along with a pair of sandals -- apparently woven from hemp bark and his wife's own hair. This is a moving and deeply affecting letter, and I hope I've done it justice. And I hope you enjoy.  Background music provided by: https://soundcloud.com/michel-escaillas/classik-electro Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/steve-reads-stories/id1087197185