As mentioned above, old metal-type classical novels were most actively printed and distributed in the 1910s and 1920s. The publication of 328 classical novels can be confirmed, with over 2000 copies. Including the number of publications whose existence can be indirectly confirmed through advertisements, a total of 381 classical novels were printed over 3000 times. Among them, Chunhyang-jeon (The Tale of Chunhyang) has been confirmed to have been printed the most at 109 times, and estimated to have been printed over 167 times, based on including information from indirect sources, such as advertisements.
