Pyeonggojae

THE GRAND TOUR

Pyeonggojae Grand Tour

One classic, read to the end in 15 parts

In the 17th to 19th centuries, young Europeans set out on a long journey called the Grand Tour. They walked unfamiliar cities, met old paintings and books, and came home a little deeper than they left.

Pyeonggojae's Grand Tour rides a classic instead of a carriage. Each book is split into fifteen stops, and you walk it in the original English from the first chapter to the last.

At every stop you first turn the pages and read that part of the book (Read), then learn key words (Know), find evidence (Understand), and write a paragraph of your own (Express). When you're stuck, your guide Thomas gives hints one step at a time instead of answers. A completion certificate waits at the last stop.

  • 15 stops · about 40 minutes each
  • Thomas as guide · hints, not answers
  • Completion certificate at the last stop

Pyeonggojae subscription

₩3,400 a month

₩29,900 a year — about ₩82 a day

  • Lessons 2 to 15 of every Grand Tour
  • Keep reading to the end of each book after lesson 15
  • With Thomas or at your own pace — your choice
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Before you subscribe

Try the first stop

  • Lesson 1 of any book, start to finish
  • Turn the pages with the original and a Korean translation
  • Words, understanding and a short piece of writing, with Thomas to help
Try the first stop →

15 stops

Climb one step at a time
and finish the whole book

Each step opens when the one before is done. You can always see where you are.

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Jiwoo · stage 3Now on lesson 7 · The Christmas market

Sample screen. Real records differ for every reader.

1

Know

One big question and eight key words

2

Understand

Read closely and find the paragraph that proves the answer

… secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster 1.6

3

Express

Talk with Thomas and write one paragraph

  • At least one quotation
  • 4–6 sentences in English
  • Self-check, then submit

Thomas, the AI tutor

Not the answer, one step of help at a time

1A question that opens thinking"Which paragraph made you feel that way?"
2A smaller hint"What does he compare him to?"
3Pointing to a paragraph"Shall we reread 1.6?"
×Giving the answerThomas doesn’t do this

Curriculum

Stage 1 to stage 10, one step at a time

From Aesop's Fables to Treasure Island and the Odyssey, on to Shakespeare and Plato. The 15-lesson courses open book by book.

  1. Stage 1Fables and Fairy Tales
  2. Stage 2Worlds of Imagination
  3. Stage 3Growing Up and Friendship
  4. Stage 4Adventure and Voyage
  5. Stage 5Trial and Courage
  6. Stage 6Good, Evil and Honour
  7. Stage 7Love and Conscience
  8. Stage 8Fate and Freedom
  9. Stage 9Justice and Redemption
  10. Stage 10The Great Questions of Life
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By mood

Classics for how you feel

Pick what your heart needs today, and we will hand you a classic that meets it.

Stories of people who stepped forward not because they felt no fear, but in spite of it.

By age

Classics by age

From your teens to your sixties — classics worth opening at the age you are now.

Adventure, friendship and first big questions — the age to build the stamina to finish a book.

Which book will you travel?

Stage 1 is the easiest and stage 10 the hardest. Pick a book that fits your stage.

Stage 1Fables and Fairy Tales

Stage 2Worlds of Imagination

Stage 3Growing Up and Friendship

Stage 4Adventure and Voyage

Stage 5Trial and Courage

Stage 6Good, Evil and Honour

Stage 7Love and Conscience

Stage 8Fate and Freedom

Stage 9Justice and Redemption

Stage 10The Great Questions of Life

See the full curriculum →