Chapter 2 preamble

preamble There has never been a history of Chinese novels; if they existed, they were first seen in the history of Chinese literature written by foreigners [1], and then there were also written by Chinese authors, but the amount is less than one-tenth of the whole book, so the novels still exist. unknown. Although this manuscript is dedicated to history, it is also rough.However, there was an author who, three years ago, occasionally narrated this history, thinking that he was not good at speaking, and many listeners would be uncomfortable, so he omitted the main points, wrote and printed it to give to others; Classical Chinese, save its examples to make a summary, and it is still used today.

However, those who finally pay for the typesetting have already written and printed many times, and those who let it go are really tired, but the typesetting is more economical, because it is printed. Since the editing and printing, four or five friends have either used books or helped to collate, and they have been diligent and diligent for three years. Woohoo, thank you! On the night of October 7, 1923, Lu Xun recorded it in Beijing. ※ ※ ※ 〔1〕The earliest history of Chinese literature written by foreigners includes the History of Chinese Literature by Gilles of the United Kingdom (published in London in 1901), and the History of Chinese Literature by German Gruber (published in Leipzig in 1902), etc. .Chinese authors include Lin Chuanjia's "History of Chinese Literature" (published in 1904), Xie Wuliang's "History of Chinese Literature" (published in 1918), etc.Lin Zhu rejected novels, thanks to the sixty-three chapters of the book, only four chapters dealt with novels.