本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

本书故事选自《警示通言》第二十八卷。白娘子的故事是流通很广的一个民间故事，几乎家喻户晓。关于白蛇化身为人，蛊惑男人的故事虽然可以上溯到唐代的传奇小说，但是，真正将白蛇写成一个很有人性的女妖，却是从这一篇《白娘子永镇雷峰塔》才开始。在六十家小说所收的话本《西湖三塔记》里，白蛇也仍然只是个专门吃人的可怕妖怪。从《白娘子永镇雷峰塔》这篇以后，所有的白蛇故事，才都将白蛇写成一个善解人意的可爱女性。

This book, Chiang Yee and His Circle: Chinese Artistic and Intellectual Life in Britain, 1930–1950, celebrates the life and work of Chiang Yee (1903–1977), a Chinese writer, poet, and painter who made his home in London, England during the 1930s and 1940s. It examines Chiang’s relationship with his circle of friends and colleagues in the English capital, and assesses the work h...(展开全部)