Pofika zaka za m’ma 1800, panali chitsimikizo chofala chakuti mabuku ndi njira yofalitsira patsogolo ndikuwunikira. Ambiri amakhulupirira kuti mabuku amatha kusintha gulu la kudzikuza komanso wankhanza, komanso kulengeza nthawi yomwe chifukwa ndi luntha lidzalamulira. Louise-Sebstien Mercier, yemwe adalemba nkhani ya ku France wazaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi zitatu, adalengeza kuti: Makina osindikizira ndi injini yamphamvu kwambiri yopita patsogolo ndipo malingaliro omwe adzasesa nkhanza zomwe zingasauke. M’mabuku ambiri a Mercier, ngwazi zimasinthidwa chifukwa chowerenga. Amadya mabuku, amataika m’mabuku adziko lapansi amapanga, ndikuwunikira mu njirayi. Kukhulupirira Mphamvu Zosindikiza Pobweretsa Kuunikira ndi Kuwononga Maziko a Kunyoza, Mercier adalengeza kuti: chifukwa chake, omvera dziko lapansi! Tsatirani chisanachitike. Language: Chichewa