Kang, Minsoo (August 23, 2016). "Hong Gildong: Classic Korean Fiction's Number One Hero". Asian American Writers' Workshop. Retrieved 2024-12-09. ... [W]idespread use of his name as the generic cognomen in the manner of 'John Doe.' Edited from the Introduction to Kang, 2016.
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The collection comprises 34 kwons/scripts (卷) and 17 books in total, and was first made in wood print (목판). The first ten scripts of the original collection (원집 原集) and the first four scripts of the sequel collection (속집 續集) were compiled and editied by Yi Sik himself, and the fifth and sixth kwons in the sequel collection were edited by Kim Su Hang (김수항 金壽恒, 1629-1689), consisting of Yi Sik's works after the age of 54. The special/separate collection (별집 別集) was edited by Song Si Yeol (송시열 宋時烈, 1607-1689). https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0059124
Heo Gyun himself, in his poem collection '성소부부고(惺所覆瓿藁)', has mentioned Water Margin himself, claiming that 'it is a novel of quality that criticizes and betrays the corruption and hypocrisy of the time's society.' https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0029388
