à Âu yadam () is a collection of stories by Yu Mongin (, 1559âÂÂ1623), a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon period. The title is composed of his art name, à Âu, and yadam, which can be roughly translated as "unofficial histories" or "miscellaneous talks" in English. à Âu yadam was written in classical Chinese, the written lingua franca of the time. It remains five volumes in one book although à Âu yadam originally consisted of 10 volumes. It is regarded the progenitor of yadam, a body of collected stories that flourished in the late Joseon period. While some of his contemporaries praised à Âu Yadam as written in a lucid, and succinct literary style, Eu Yadam was never published until the late 19th century because of Yu Mong-in's unfortunate political career, which bought the capital punishment for him and his son for the rumour that they plotted against the then-reigning King Injo. Eu yadam is cited in a number of Joseon literary works by scholars such as Jang Yu (1587âÂÂ1638), Yi Ik (1681âÂÂ1763), Jong Yak-yong (1762âÂÂ1836), etc. At least thirty different editions of à Âu yadam are extant. These were used by Yu Mongin's descendants to reconstruct à Âu yadam. This version is called the Manjongjae version. A number of manuscripts are found at libraries such as National Library of Korea and Kyujanggak, Seoul, South Korea.