《儿女英雄传》作者文康生平与家世补考

Testual Research on the Author's Life and Family Tree of“Heroic Sons and Daughters”of A Manchurian Family

《儿女英雄传》作者文康生于清乾隆五十九年(1794年)。道光十八年(1838年),曾被任命为徽州府知府,但未赴任。道光二十年(1840年)四月至九月,任福建盐法道,因父亡丁忧。道光二十二年(1842年)十一月至二十三年(1843年)四月,任直隶天津道,因继母亡故而丁忧。道光二十六年(1846年)起复,任驻藏帮办大臣,以患痰症未赴任。文康之祖父勒保育有五子,其第三子英绶是文康的父亲。至于《清史稿》所称勒保有九子之说实无佐证。

Wenkang is the author of the 'Heroic Sons and Daughters'of a Manchurian family. This article researches Wenkang's year of birth and official experience by digging the old files,and corrects a mistake statement about that Lebao- Wenkang's grandfather had nine sons. Born in 1794,Wenkang had been appointed magistrate of Huizhou who is not assumed office. Wenkang had held the post of the Yanfa Taotai of Fujian from April to September in 1840. The reason why he left Fujian is the death of his father. Wenkang had held the post of the Tianjin Taotai in Zhili province from November in 1842 to April in 1843 until his stepmother died. Wenkang had been appointed the deputy minister resident of Tibet,but he hadn't assumed office under the plea of illness. Lebao had five sons,the third son who named Yingshou is Wenkang's father.