Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 - Free Audiobook

Author(s): Isaac D'Israeli,

Language: English

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works Non-fiction

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

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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

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