怒海楼船
千古一憾:未曾打赢的战争.........................................................3
北洋舰队未曾惨败黄海....................................7
是北洋海军的素质差吗...............................................................10
英雄水兵王国成.............................................18
“既生瑜,何生亮”
——刘步蟾与林泰曾..................................... 26
黎元洪与段祺瑞...........................................46
黄海海战指挥和阵形无误.................................50
同仇敌忾凝碧血
——甲午海战中牺牲的外籍雇员............................................... 58
从北洋海军建军说起.....................................64
后的安魂曲
——丁汝昌的结局................................................. 68
风流云散
“君臣一梦,今古空名”
——林则徐与道光帝的离合..................................................... 101
“四万万人齐下泪”
——李鸿章与《马关条约》的背后........................................ 111
清流翘楚张佩纶.................................................119
“名臣”李秉衡..................................................124
秋瑾绝命词与李钟岳.........................................142
清末三才女 .......................................................149
吴大澂与龙虎阁...........................................152
陈宝箴之死 ......................................................156
从纪晓岚、刘墉说到乾隆.........................................160
醇亲王·海军衙门·水操学堂............................164
江南曹家:树倒猢狲散的结局...................................172
毓朗与《述德笔记》..................................................177
才子袁枚及《随园食单》...........................................182
赵翼:既要工诗又怕穷........................................188
唐英与“唐窑”....................................................192
逸事撷拾
乾隆为商号题匾之谜.............................................203
孙龙拂其人 .....................................................207
孔子后裔的悲剧...................................................211
湘军名将话鲍超....................................................216
刘鹗因赈济得祸...................................................220
铸钟厂和“钟杨家”..............................................223
盘马弯弓话骑射..........................................................227
称谓·引见·跪奏...................................................233
笔记中的军机处..........................................................238
漕运·漕运总督·黑幕.................................................249
京仓·仓场侍郎·仓储乱象..............................................257
养马制度杂谈......................................................270
《左公柳》诗质疑及其他 ............................................275
“翁刘成铁”说四家..............................................279
“终日握管意未平”
——何绍基与曾国藩............................................... 284
大老板程长庚...............................................289
叶衍兰画米芾像辩.......................296
年礼习俗轶事...............................................299
秋水余波
鲁迅剪辫与《自题小像》....................................307
戊戌前后的李叔同.......................................316
“壮士横刀看草檄”...............................................319
“两人鬓影自摇天”
——陈三立与范伯子....................................... 323
大江南北两刘三...............................................328
湘绮老人王闿运.......................................................336
世间多少四公子.......................................................341
“怪”人黄侃....................................................349
还原真实的载涛..........................................................357
满城争说萧龙友..................................................361
“吞钩鱼却有恩仇”
——袁世凯洹上垂纶..................................... 367
后 记 ..........................................................372