筆記小說既沿續中國小說傳統，至清代蔚為大觀，構成文言小說重要環結。然而在章因及白話小說璀臻的光環下，不僅在文學史之著錄有所缺略，亦少見於論文研究。本文就清代中葉筆記小說《夢厂雜著》為探討重點，首先針對中國傳統小說的觀念加以釐清，並對於本書的作者版本、及其思想內容予以分論，藉由本書所透露出的訊息，對於清代筆記小說的文學地位及其內容，有進一步的認識及發現。

　　Novel in prose (Bi-ji-shiou-shuo) continued the Chinese novel tradition and became popular in Ch'ing Dynasty. It consists of an important step in the development of Chinese traditional novel. But under the shadow of the influential Serial novel (Jang-hwei-shiou-shuo) and Vernacular novel (Bai-hwa-shiou-shuo), Novel in prose (Bi-ji-shiau-shuo) is not often seen in literary history and in research papers. To know more about this lack, this article concentrates on Menghan's Essays, appeared in the mid-term of Ch'ing Dynasty. First, it clarifies the notion of Chinese traditional novel, then discusses the versions of the Menghan's Essays and its content. By means of messages in this paper, more information concerning the situation of Novel in prose in Ch'ing Dynasty will be provided.