Biographical Literature, which has never once been late producing a monthly 300,000-character issue in its 38 years, stands in the eyes of many historians as the major pillar of "unofficial" history of the Republican era, outside of any governmental or academic institutions.
三十八年來，每一期以三十萬字準時出刊的「傳記文學」，在許多歷史學者的眼中是可以與國史、官史三足鼎立的「野史」（民史）。