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The 'Authors' of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction were generally anonymous contributors or writers who used pen names, reflecting the common practice of periodicals in the early 19th century. These individuals, often journalists, essayists, and amateur scholars, contributed short pieces on a wide range of subjects—from historical accounts and scientific explanations to poetry, travelogues, and social commentary. Their collective efforts aimed to inform, entertain, and instruct the British public, capturing the diverse intellectual and cultural interests of the era.
*The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction* was a weekly British periodical published in the early 19th century, aiming to provide a diverse blend of informative articles, entertaining anecdotes, poems, historical accounts, and social observations. This particular issue, Volume 10, No. 273, from September 15, 1827, exemplifies its eclectic content, covering topics from scientific figures like Gaspard Monge and historical events like the execution of Charles I, to exotic customs, human psychology, and philosophical musings. It served as a popular miscellany, reflecting the societal interests, curiosities, and intellectual climate of its time, offering both amusement and instruction to a broad readership.
本篇「光之對談」由阿弟主導，以獨特的鄉土作家視角，帶領讀者穿越時空，來到1827年倫敦《The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction》的編輯室，與虛構的「總編輯」進行一場深度對話。對談圍繞該刊物多元內容，探討其作為早期雜誌如何映照19世紀英國社會對知識、娛樂與人性的渴望。從科學建築、超自然傳說、人生哲思，到異國風俗、人性黑暗面，乃至出版業的寫作理念，阿弟與總編輯的對話揭示了這本「鏡子」如何透過各式文章，呈現一個多維度、複雜而充滿人情的光景，並強調文學在「描寫而非告知」中的深遠意義。
Various
The 'Authors' of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction were generally anonymous contributors or writers who used pen names, reflecting the common practice of periodicals in the early 19th century. These individuals, often journalists, essayists, and amateur scholars, contributed short pieces on a wide range of subjects—from historical accounts and scientific explanations to poetry, travelogues, and social commentary. Their collective efforts aimed to inform, entertain, and instruct the British public, capturing the diverse intellectual and cultural interests of the era.
*The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction* was a weekly British periodical published in the early 19th century, aiming to provide a diverse blend of informative articles, entertaining anecdotes, poems, historical accounts, and social observations. This particular issue, Volume 10, No. 273, from September 15, 1827, exemplifies its eclectic content, covering topics from scientific figures like Gaspard Monge and historical events like the execution of Charles I, to exotic customs, human psychology, and philosophical musings. It served as a popular miscellany, reflecting the societal interests, curiosities, and intellectual climate of its time, offering both amusement and instruction to a broad readership.