钱基博(1887——1957)著有《现代中国文学史》,我早已有藏,是三十年代在上海世界书局出版的。此书购藏以来却没有通读过,因为我顾名思义,想当然地目它为新文学讲话,不想书内涉及鲁迅、徐志摩等仅数语而已,更不论其他作家了。“现代”实“近代”之误也。但是,我仍认为这是一本可读的书,譬如涉及的王闿运、陈师曾、罗瘿公、姚茫父等民国文士,我便很有兴趣,在别的书里亦难 Qian Jibo (1887--1957) is author of “The History of Modern Chinese Literature”. I have a long history of possession and was published in the Shanghai World Book Company in the 1930s. This book has not been read since its acquisition, because I, as the name suggests, take it for granted that it addresses the new literature. I do not want the book to involve only Lu Xun and Xu Zhimo, etc., only the other writers. “Modern” real “modern” mistakes too. However, I still think it is a readable book. For example, I am very interested in scholars of the Republic of China, such as Wang Zaiyun, Chen Shizeng, Luo Jugong, Yao Mufu and others.