本书是周作人十分具有代表性的子集之一，收录了周作人二十余篇经典的散文作品。他的文章多是描写生活中最为寻常的片段，字里行间也是满满的恬淡平和，却能洞穿人心，往往寥寥数语便会令读者着迷。本书中的周作人是懂生活的人，他笔下的一草一木、飞虫雨露都带着灵气，遥远却不失真。透过本书他信手为世人打开了一扇窗，透过那扇窗让我们依然可见当年古朴的市井原态和时代风貌。从作者散文创作来看，本书与《夜读集》风格相近，曾于1941年由国际文化振兴会出版单行本。“药味”之命，乃是因为书中所收文章，看似闲适，但是用心品茗却令人颇感苦闷，在苦味中希望能对他人有所裨益，故以此为名。“痛，并快乐着”，或许就是本书吸引读者的一大特点。
A Child's History of England（写给孩子们看的英国史） 立即阅读
A Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covered the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarising events from then until the accession of Queen Victoria.
