本套《现代散文丛书》是《百花散文书系》的一个组成部分。选收一九一七至一九四九年期间散文家的名篇佳作，按人专集分册。入选的作者均是这一时期的散文名家，所选作品尽可能照顾到作者散文创作的发展脉络。每集作品前均冠以万字以上的评论性序言，简单介绍作者生平，并结合本书所选散文，分析评介其艺术特色及创作发展的道路和影响：所选作品，尽量注明原书发表的出处和时间；对于个别难理解的地方亦加以必要的注释。 As a part of Baihua Prose Series, this Collections of Modern Prose selects the famous articles and works of the prosers created during 1917 and 1949, fasciculated by authors. The selected authors were all famous prosers of that time, and the selected works tries to show the development venation of the prose creations of the authors. Each set of works will be accompanied by an over-thousand-character critique preface to brief the biographies of the authors and offer analysis and comments on the artistic characteristics of their creation and development path and influence. The selected works will indicate the source and time of publication of the original book and notes will be offered for the indigestible points if necessary.