Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1

by Isaac Disraeli

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Contents

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

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