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Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1

by Isaac Disraeli

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

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