Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
Isaac D'Israeli
140 chapters · 24 h 3 min · English
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This is a collection of short essays on literature. Various subjects are discussed, such as libraries, critics, the classics, and all sorts of things which, in the opinion of Mr. Disraeli, a writer or a reader can do right or wrong. Any bibliophile may expect to be entertained and edified by Mr. Disraeli's musings. - Summary by Carolin
Chapters
1 On the Life and Writings of Mr. Disraeli, part 1 22 min 2 On the Life and Writings of Mr. Disraeli, part 2 24 min 3 On the Life and Writings of Mr. Disraeli, part 3 29 min 4 Preface 9 min 5 Libraries 25 min 6 The Bibliomania 10 min 7 Literary Journals 16 min 8 Recovery of Manuscripts 23 min 9 Sketches of Criticism 10 min 10 The Persecuted Learned 7 min 11 Poverty of the Learned 15 min 12 Imprisonment of the Learned 8 min 13 Amusements of the Learned 10 min 14 Portraits of Authors 12 min 15 Destruction of Books 35 min 16 Some Notices of Lost Works 7 min 17 Quodlibets, or Scholastic Disquisitions 16 min 18 Fame Contemned 2 min 19 The Six Follies of Science 4 min 20 Imitators 7 min 21 Cicero's Puns 5 min 22 Prefaces 6 min 23 Early Printing 17 min 24 Errata 12 min 25 Patrons 7 min 26 Poets, Philosophers, and Artists, Made by Accident 9 min 27 Inequalities of Genius 3 min 28 Geographical Style 3 min 29 Legends 11 min 30 The Port-Royal Society 10 min 31 The Progress of Old Age in New Studies 7 min 32 Spanish Poetry 6 min 33 Saint Evremont 3 min 34 Men of Genius Deficient in Conversation 5 min 35 Vida 2 min 36 The Scuderies 11 min 37 De La Rochefoucault 3 min 38 Prior's Hans Carvel 3 min 39 The Student in the Metropolis 4 min 40 The Talmud 20 min 41 Rabbinical Stories 17 min 42 On the Custom of Saluting after Sneezing 6 min 43 Bonaventure de Periers 3 min 44 Grotius 4 min 45 Noblemen Turned Critics 3 min 46 Literary Impostures 25 min 47 Cardinal Richelieu 8 min 48 Aristotle and Plato 8 min 49 Abelard and Eloisa 10 min 50 Physiognomy 8 min 51 Characters Described by Musical Notes 4 min 52 Milton 8 min 53 Origin of Newspapers 16 min 54 Trials and Proofs of Guilt in Superstitious Ages 16 min 55 The Inquisition 13 min 56 Singularities Observed by Various Nations in Their Repasts 7 min 57 Monarchs 6 min 58 Of the Titles of Illustrious, Highness, and Excellence 6 min 59 Titles of Sovereigns 4 min 60 Royal Divinities 4 min 61 Dethroned Monarchs 8 min 62 Feudal Customs 9 min 63 Gaming 11 min 64 The Arabic Chronicle 4 min 65 Metempsychosis 7 min 66 Spanish Etiquette 5 min 67 The Goths and the Huns 2 min 68 Vicars of Bray 2 min 69 Douglas 3 min 70 Critical History of Poverty 12 min 71 Solomon and Sheba 3 min 72 Hell 9 min 73 The Absent Man and Wax-Work 7 min 74 Pasquin and Marforio 9 min 75 Female Beauty and Ornaments 6 min 76 Modern Platonism 10 min 77 Anecdotes of Fashion 44 min 78 A Senate of Jesuits 5 min 79 The Lover's Heart 6 min 80 The History of Gloves 12 min 81 Relics of Saints 12 min 82 Perpetual Lamps of the Ancients 3 min 83 Natural Productions Resembling Artificial Compositions 7 min 84 The Poetical Garland of Julia 5 min 85 Tragic Actors 9 min 86 Jocular Preachers 9 min 87 Masterly Imitators 11 min 88 Edward the Fourth 5 min 89 Elizabeth 10 min 90 The Chinese Language 6 min 91 Medical Music 19 min 92 Minute Writing 5 min 93 Numerical Figures 6 min 94 English Astrologers 15 min 95 Alchymy 15 min 96 Titles of Books 15 min 97 Literary Follies 44 min 98 Literary Controversy 36 min 99 Literary Blunders 21 min 100 A Literary Wife 27 min 101 Dedications 12 min 102 Philosophical Descriptive Poems 6 min 103 Pamphlets 13 min 104 Little Books 6 min 105 A Catholic's Refutation 2 min 106 The Good Advice of an Old Literary Sinner 5 min 107 Mysteries, Moralities, Farces, and Sotties 25 min 108 Love and Folly, an Ancient Morality 5 min 109 Religious Nouvellettes 16 min 110 'Critical Sagacity' and 'Happy Conjecture', Or, Bentley's Milton 8 min 111 A Jansenist Dictionary 7 min 112 Manuscripts and Books 6 min 113 The Turkish Spy 7 min 114 Spenser, Jonson, and Shakespeare 5 min 115 Ben Jonson, Feltham, and Randolph 12 min 116 Ariosto and Tasso 15 min 117 Bayle 7 min 118 Cervantes 2 min 119 Magliabechi 7 min 120 Abridgers 8 min 121 Professors of Plagiarism and Obscurity 8 min 122 Literary Dutch 7 min 123 The Productions of the Mind not Seizable by Creditors 3 min 124 Critics 5 min 125 Anecdotes of Censured Authors 10 min 126 Virginity 4 min 127 A Glance into the French Academy 11 min 128 Poetical and Grammatical Deaths 11 min 129 Scarron 15 min 130 Peter Corneille 12 min 131 Poets 30 min 132 Romances 27 min 133 The Astrea 8 min 134 Poets Laureat 7 min 135 Angelo Politian 9 min 136 Original Letter of Queen Elizabeth 4 min 137 Anne Bullen 3 min 138 James the First 14 min 139 General Monk and his Wife 3 min 140 Philip and Mary 6 min
