《刘大櫆年谱》分前言、正文、征引书目三部分。前言部分先简述了刘大櫆的生平,接着论述了其对桐城派古文理论的贡献,介绍了他在古文创作中取得的实绩及其较为进步的思想,最后简介了产生其人的社会背景。正文部分尽可能逐年逐月、甚至逐日列举刘大櫆一生行事及其交游和诗文创作情况。征引书目部分列举了编本年谱所引用到的有关书籍。 “Liu Dayu Chronicle” points foreword, the text, cited bibliography three parts. The preface briefly states Liu Dalai’s life, then discusses its contributions to the ancient Chinese theory of Tongcheng School, introduces his achievements in ancient essay creation and his progressive thinking, and finally gives a brief introduction of the social background of his generation. Part of the text as much as possible month by month, or even daily list of Liu Dao life and its activities and poetry writing. The cited bibliographic section cites the books referenced in the Chronicle.