一代大师胡适开风气之先，于国于民均有不可忽视的贡献，然而在胡适研究上更多人关注的是他的文章，本书从胡适的经历入手，先以他的《四十自述》为主，后补入《留学日记》和在北京、美国、台湾等地的各种自述，完整地用胡适的话拼凑出他的一生，是一本研究胡适不可多得的作品。另外，书中在难读处均加入导读和近30幅历史照片，让读者能够看到一个更真实的胡适。

(The trend-setting master Hu Shi made non-ignorable contributions to both the country and the nation. What the previous researches focus on is Hu's articles. Instead in this book, with an eye to Hu's experience, his life is completely pieced up with the 40-year-old Statement (primary source), the Diary during Study Abroad and his words about himself made in Beijing, the USA and Taiwan. Exceptional for studying Hu Shi, this book is attached with introduction in elusive parts and near 30 historical photos, to show a truer man to readers.)