许之叙生卒年、仕历、著作考

A Textual Research on the Date of Birth and Death,Career Experience and Representative Works of Xu Zhixu

许之叙是晚清小说家、诗人。本文考其生于道光二十七年九月初四(1827年10月23日),卒于同治元年(1862)。两任县令不过二年有余。其所著笔记小说集《酒阑灯炧谭》原稿二十四卷,今本四部分(卷)乃散失之余。并考述《酒阑灯炧谭》成书、流传和《天籁集》刊行等。

Xu Zhixu(许之叙)is a novelist and poet in the late Qing Dynasty.After examination of related literature,it is believed that Xu Zhixu was born on the fourth day of September in the 27th year of Emperor Daoguang’s reign(October 23,1827)and died in the first year of Emperor Tongzhi’s reign(1862).He served twice as a county magistrate but just for over two years.His representative work is Jiu Lan Deng Xie Tan(酒阑灯炧谭),written in a note-taking style.Of the 24 volumes of the original manuscript,four are missing nowadays.Other issues will also be addressed in the present paper regarding the completion and circulation of Jiu Lan Deng Xie Tan(酒阑灯炧谭)and the publication of Tian Lai Ji(天籁集).