劉衍文(1924—2021),浙江龍游人,上海文史研究館館員,華東師范大學(xué)教授,國學(xué)名家。少年起即間學(xué)余紹來,后入浙江通志館,新中國成立后又結(jié)識(shí)了不少前暈學(xué)人,熟諳人物掌故。作者腹笥寬廣,對(duì)《石語》中提到的如陳石遺、嚴(yán)復(fù)、章太炎,黃侃、冒鶴亭、黃節(jié)、鄭孝胥、黃秋岳、梁眾異、林紓等人進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)闡述,對(duì)諸人的言行逸聞、詩文紀(jì)事娓娓道來,耐人玩味。
1小引···························································· 1
2“依我”與“外我”······································· 5
3駢文與古文··················································· 13
4黃秋岳與梁眾異············································· 23
5陳石遺與鄭海藏············································· 39
6章太炎與黃季剛············································· 92
7陳石遺與冒鶴亭············································· 146
8陳石遺與黃晦聞············································· 169
9林琴南與陳石遺············································· 182
10嚴(yán)幾道與陳石遺············································· 225
11胡展堂的詩識(shí)與詩友······································ 241
附錄
1錢周之爭(zhēng)平議··············································· 277
2漫話錢鍾書先生············································ 298
3長(zhǎng)揖清芬 ———與錢鍾書先生通信記··········· 329