本书是我国已故著名记者、作家曹聚仁先生的一部力作。作者既是鲁迅先生朋友，又具有搜集整理史料的能力，客观严谨地对鲁迅先生的一生进行了介绍和评论。本书有对鲁迅先生生平的介绍，包括童年、辛亥革命前后、在日本、民初的潜修生涯、《新青年》时代、在厦门、上海十年间、晚年等，有作为朋友对鲁迅先生的了解，如性格、印象记、日常生活、闲话、师友、家族；并对鲁迅先生的思想和作品进行了评述，如鲁迅风、青年与青年问题、文艺观、人生观等，是研究鲁迅不可或缺的著作。

我要把真实的事实，鲁迅的真面孔，摆在天下后世的人的面前。曹聚仁

曹聚仁（1900-1972），民国记者、作家。浙江金华浦江墩头镇蒋畈村（今属浙江金华兰溪梅江镇蒋畈村）人。毕业于浙江第一师范。1922年到上海，任教于爱国女中、暨南大学、复旦大学等校。曾主编《涛声》《芒种》等杂志。抗日战争爆发后，任战地记者，曾报道淞沪战役、台儿庄之捷。1950年赴香港，任新加坡《南洋商报》驻港特派记者。50年代后期，主办《循环日报》《正午报》等报纸。后多次回内地，促进祖国统一事业。著有《中国学术思想史随笔》《万里行记》《现代中国通鉴》等。

一、引言··································································001

二、绍兴鲁迅的家乡············································008

三、他的童年····························································015

四、少年时代的文艺修养············································022

五、在日本·······························································029

六、辛亥革命前后······················································036

七、民初的潜修生涯···················································043

八、托尼学说····························································050

九、《新青年》时代····················································057

十、在北京·······························································064

十一、《阿 Q 正传》·····················································071

十二、《北晨》副刊与《语丝》······································080

十三、南行在厦门···············································087

十四、广州九月·························································093

十五、上海十年间······················································100

十六、晚年·······························································121

十七、死··································································144

十八、印象记····························································151

十九、性格·······························································158

二十、日常生活·························································165

二十一、社会观·························································172

二十二、青年与青年问题············································195

二十三、政治观·························································206

二十四、鲁迅风他的创作艺术····························213

二十五、文艺观·························································236

二十六、人生观·························································266

二十七、他的家族······················································288

二十八、他的师友······················································312

二十九、闲话····························································346