歷來對凌叔華的文學評價，大抵而言皆同意其爲「新閨秀派」作家的定位。本文則嘗試在民初之際北京城由傳統步入現代的時空脈絡下，以女性生活空間及其活動作爲切入點，考察凌叔華筆下那些既新且舊的北京少女、少婦們所描述的地方經驗，試梳理其小說中所呈顯的女性生命與地方空間二者之間的互涉意蘊，探究女性於現代城市中既開放且限制的生活。意欲探討當時交界於新舊時代的北京，如何在同樣身居其中的女性觀照下，開展出不同於男性，甚或有別以往的地方經驗與想像。

The appraisal of Lin Shu-hua's literary works, generally speaking, has been agreed to define her as one of the "new-traditional literate woman" (新閨秀) authors. In the context of Beijing which passing from traditional despotism to modern Republic of China, this essay concentrates on the living spaces and activities of women in Lin's works. The special experiences of those maidens and young married women of Beijing in Lin's works which are traditional as well as modern will also be scrutinized, raking through the correlation between the life of women and the place/space, inspecting the life of women that are open as well as limited in the modern city. This essay aims to examine how Lin, living in the city Beijing transition from the old to the new, expands the experiences and imaginations of place by the angel of women that are different from men's.