海上剑痴为海上漱石生考

Shanghai Swordsman is None Other than Shanghai Stone Washer

清末武侠小说《仙侠五花剑》最初作者署名为"海上剑痴",后文献或云"海上剑痴"为《海上繁华梦》之作者海上漱石生(孙家振)者,亦有不少文献不曾指明"海上剑痴"究竟为何人,众说纷纭,迄今犹令人莫衷一是。实际上在《仙侠五花剑》序言、题词内容及与小说作者之关系中,已可大致推定小说作者究竟为何人。《退醒庐著书谭》《报海前尘录》《漱石生六十唱和集》等文献已经明确说明《仙侠五花剑》为海上漱石生所著武侠小说,而且其著作出版时间尚在其代表性小说《海上繁华梦》之前,且此时沪上时人著述武侠小说尚甚为稀罕。由此可见,"海上剑痴"即为海上漱石生。

The late Qing novel Xianxia Wuhua Jian was firstly attributed to Shanghai Swords man, who was, according to some literatures, thought to be none other than the Shanghai Stone Washer （Sun Jiazhen）, the writer of Haishang Fanhua Meng （A Dream of Shanghai＇s Bustling Life）. Other literatures did not say who Shanghai Swordsman was and left the later readers in doubt. However, we can infer from the preface and the content of Xianxia Wuhua Jian whom its author was. In fact, such literatures as Tuixinglu Zhushu Tan, Baohai Qianchen Lu , and Shushisheng Li- ushi Changhe Ji make it clear that it was a knight errant novel written by Shanghai Stone Washer and published before Hai-shang Fanhua Meng, when knight errant novels were rare and few. So, it is obvious that Shanghai Swordsman is none other than Shanghai Stone Washer.