老殘遊記

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老殘遊記
by 劉鶚
Editor: 世一文化事業股份有限公司

Review:
小時候讀過大明湖篇章。起初以為是遊記，讀過才知道是推理小說。如文中所提，作者頗欣賞福爾摩斯，可以能作者試圖以此定位，再加上個人的時事見解。

然而，當時西方文學定義的小說傳入中國始終不是很長的時間，作者的小說技巧還幼嫩，結構與主旨鬆散，更遑論成為推理小說，難跟福爾摩斯相比。當然，西方初漸，小說在中土剛剛萌芽，那樣批評似乎過於苛刻。

我反而欣賞本書的描繪內容，不但是風光景色，而且是官家交際，那些內容不是一般平民百姓所懂。作者文筆雅俗共賞，不但有助現代人窺見清代官場景況，而且對在中國做生意的交際也有指導性作用。

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