万历野获编

沈德符 (1578–1642) grew up in Beijing, where his father and grandfather were officials, and wrote down what he learned of the court, officials, examinations, customs, literature and theatre in the reign of the 万历 emperor (1573–1620). Its 30 scrolls and supplement are often called just 野获编; 野 'wild' marks it as unofficial history.

It contains one of the earliest accounts of the novel 金瓶梅, describing how it passed from hand to hand in manuscript among Shen's literary friends before it was printed.