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The purpose of this paper is to study the features of the Korea university version, one of copies of different versions. As one of two completed different versions, the Korea university version includes omissions and abbreviations accounting for 78% of its total volume, compared with Jangseogak archives, one of another completed version. However, it is evidenced that the Korea university version had been caused under some intention regarding its changing patterns, in consideration that such omissions and abbreviations in it mainly had focused on particular events or scenes. In addition, it is found that, although the Korea university version depicts the same contents as Jangseogak archives', this is found to take on a copy of different versions that lead to a considerable change in its letter patterns. Also, in consideration that the Korea university version is characteristic with an introductory explanation, it is anticipated that this is a work of a copy of rental books enjoyed in regions mainly Sumun- dong Area. A discussion about the feature of such an Korea university version is significant in that this provides the specific status of this work relished and serves as a reasonable ground for the sequences of 24 copies of different versions of this work that are given as missing volumes.

<Myeongjugibong>, Copies of Different Versions, Long Novels in Korean, Abbreviations, Omissions.