Curiosities of Literature, by Isaac Disraeli
Table of Contents
- Libraries.
- The Bibliomania.
- Literary Journals.
- Recovery of Manuscripts.
- Sketches of Criticism.
- The Persecuted Learned.
- Poverty of the Learned.
- Imprisonment of the Learned.
- Amusements of the Learned.
- Portraits of Authors.
- Destruction of Books.
- Some Notices of Lost Works.
- Quodlibets, or Scholastic Disquisitions.
- Fame Contemned.
- The Six Follies of Science.
- Imitators.
- Cicero’s Puns.
- Prefaces.
- Early Printing.
- Errata.
- Patrons.
- Poets, Philosophers, and Artists, Made by Accident.
- Inequalities of Genius.
- Geographical Style.
- Legends.
- The Port-Royal Society.
- The Progress of Old Age in New Studies.
- Spanish Poetry.
- Saint Evremond.
- Men of Genius Deficient in Conversation.
- Vida.
- The Scuderies.
- De La Rochefoucault.
- Prior’s Hans Carvel.
- The Student in the Metropolis.
- The Talmud.
- Rabbinical Stories.
- On the Custom of Saluting After Sneezing.
- Bonaventure De Periers.
- Grotius.
- Noblemen Turned Critics.
- Literary Impostures.
- Cardinal Richelieu.
- Aristotle and Plato.
- Abelard and Eloisa.
- Physiognomy.
- Milton.
- Origin of Newspapers.
- Trials and Proofs of Guilt in Superstitious Ages.
- The Inquisition.
- Singularities Observed by Various Nations in Their Repasts.
- Monarchs.
- Of the Titles of Illustrious, Highness, and Excellence.
- Titles of Sovereigns.
- Royal Divinities.
- Dethroned Monarchs
- Feudal Customs.
- Gaming.
- The Arabic Chronicle.
- Metempsychosis.
- Spanish Etiquette.
- The Goths and Huns.
- Vicars of Bray.
- Douglas.
- Critical History of Poverty.
- Solomon and Sheba.
- Hell.
- The Absent Man.
- Wax-Work.
- Pasquin and Marforio.
- Female Beauty and Ornaments.
- Modern Platonism.
- Anecdotes of Fashion.
- A Senate of Jesuits.
- The Lover’s Heart.
- The History of Gloves.
- Relics of Saints.
- Perpetual Lamps of the Ancients.
- Natural Productions Resembling Artificial Compositions.
- The Poetical Garland of Julia.
- Tragic Actors.
- Jocular Preachers.
- Masterly Imitators.
- Edward the Fourth.
- Elizabeth.
- The Chinese Language.
- Medical Music.
- Minute Writing.
- Numerical Figures.
- English Astrologers.
- Alchymy.
- Titles of Books.
- Literary Follies.
- Literary Controversy.
- Literary Blunders.
- A Literary Wife.
- Dedications.
- Philosophical Descriptive Poems.
- Pamphlets.
- Little Books.
- A Catholic’s Refutation.
- The Good Advice of an Old Literary Sinner.
- Mysteries, Moralities, Farces, and Sotties.
- Love and Folly, an Ancient Morality.
- Religious Nouvellettes.
- “Critical Sagacity,” And “Happy Conjecture;” Or, Bentley’s Milton.
- A Jansenist Dictionary.
- Manuscripts and Books.
- The Turkish Spy.
- Spenser, Jonson, and Shakspeare.
- Ben Jonson, Feltham, and Randolph.
- Ariosto and Tasso.
- Bayle.
- Cervantes.
- Magliabechi.
- Abridgers.
- Professors of Plagiarism and Obscurity.
- Literary Dutch.
- The Productions of the Mind Not Seizable by Creditors.
- Critics.
- Anecdotes of Censured Authors.
- Virginity.
- A Glance into the French Academy.
- Poetical and Grammatical Deaths.
- Scarron.
- Peter Corneille.
- Poets.
- Romances.
- The Astrea.
- Poets Laureat.
- Angelo Politian.
- Original Letter of Queen Elizabeth.
- Anne Bullen.
- James the First.
- General Monk and His Wife.
- Philip and Mary.
- Charles the First.
- Duke of Buckingham.
- The Death of Charles IX.
- Royal Promotions.
- Nobility.
- Modes of Salutation, and Amicable Ceremonies, Observed in Various Nations.
- Fire, and the Origin of Fireworks.
- The Bible Prohibited and Improved.
- Origin of the Materials of Writing.
- Anecdotes of European Manners.
- The Early Drama.
- The Marriage of the Arts.
- A Contrivance in Dramatic Dialogue.
- The Comedy of a Madman.
- Solitude.
- Literary Friendships.
- Anecdotes of Abstraction of Mind.
- Richardson.
- Influence of a Name.
- The Jews of York.
- The Sovereignty of the Seas.
- On the Custom of Kissing Hands.
- Popes.
- Literary Composition.
- Poetical Imitations and Similarities.
- Explanation of the Fac-Simile.
- Literary Fashions.
- The Pantomimical Characters.
- Extemporal Comedies.
- Massinger, Milton, and the Italian Theatre.
- Songs of Trades, or Songs for the People.
- Introducers of Exotic Flowers, Fruits, Etc.
- Usurers of the Seventeenth Century.
- Chidiock Titchbourne.
- Elizabeth and Her Parliament.
- Anecdotes of Prince Henry, the Son of James I., when a Child.
- The Diary of a Master of the Ceremonies.
- Diaries — Moral, Historical, and Critical.
- Licensers of the Press.
- Of Anagrams and Echo Verses.
- Orthography of Proper Names.
- Names of Our Streets.
- Secret History of Edward Vere, Earl of Oxford.
- Ancient Cookery, and Cooks.
- Ancient and Modern Saturnalia.
- ReliquiÆ GethinianÆ.
- Robinson Crusoe.
- Catholic and Protestant Dramas.
- The History of the Theatre During its Suppression.
- Drinking-Customs in England.
- Literary Anecdotes.
- Condemned Poets.
- Acajou and Zirphile.
- Tom O’ Bedlams.
- Introduction of Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate.
- Charles the First’s Love of the Fine Arts.
- Secret History of Charles the First, and His Queen Henrietta.
- The Minister — The Cardinal Duke of Richelieu.
- The Minister — Duke of Buckingham, Lord Admiral, Lord General, &c. &c.
&c.
- Felton, the Political Assassin.
- Johnson’s Hints for the Life of Pope.
- Modern Literature — Bayle’s Critical Dictionary
- Characteristics of Bayle.
- Cicero Viewed as a Collector.
- The History of the Caracci.
- An English Academy of Literature.
- Quotation.
- The Origin of Dante’s Inferno.
- Of a History of Events which have Not Happened.
- Of False Political Reports.
- Of Suppressors and Dilapidators of Manuscripts.
- Parodies.
- Anecdotes of the Fairfax Family.
- Medicine and Morals.
- Psalm-Singing.
- On the Ridiculous Titles Assumed by Italian Academies.
- On the Hero of Hudibras; Butler Vindicated.
- Shenstone’s School-Mistress.
- Ben Jonson on Translation.
- The Loves of “The Lady Arabella.”
- Domestic History of Sir Edward Coke.
- Of Coke’s Style, and His Conduct.
- Secret History of Authors who have Ruined Their Booksellers.
- Local Descriptions.
- Masques.
- Of Des Maizeaux, and the Secret History of Anthony Collins’s Manuscripts.
- History of New Words.
- The Philosophy of Proverbs.
- Confusion of Words.
- Political Nicknames.
- The Domestic Life of a Poet.— Shenstone Vindicated.
- Secret History of the Building of Blenheim.
- Secret History of Sir Walter Rawleigh.
- An Authentic Narrative of the Last Hours of Sir Walter Rawleigh.
- Literary Unions.
- Of a Biography Painted.
- Cause and Pretext.
- Political Forgeries and Fictions.
- Expression of Suppressed Opinion.
- Autographs.
- The History of Writing-Masters.
- The Italian Historians.
- Of Palaces Built by Ministers.
- “Taxation No Tyranny!”
- The Book of Death.
- History of the Skeleton of Death.
- The Rival Biographers of Heylin.
- Of Lenglet Du Fresnoy.
- The Dictionary of Trevoux.
- Quadrio’s Account of English Poetry.
- “Political Religionism.”
- Toleration.
- Apology for the Parisian Massacre.
- Prediction.
- Dreams at the Dawn of Philosophy.
- On Puck the Commentator.
- Literary Forgeries.
- Of Literary Filchers.
- Of Lord Bacon at Home.
- Secret History of the Death of Queen Elizabeth.
- James the First as a Father and a Husband.
- The Man of One Book.
- A Bibliognoste.
- Secret History of an Elective Monarchy.
- Buildings in the Metropolis, and Residence in the Country.
- Royal Proclamations.
- True Sources of Secret History.
- Literary Residences.
- Whether Allowable to Ruin Oneself?
- Discoveries of Secluded Men.
- Sentimental Biography.
- Literary Parallels.
- The Pearl Bibles and Six Thousand Errata.
- View of a Particular Period of the State of Religion in Our CIVIL Wars.
- Buckingham’s Political Coquetry with the Puritans.
- Sir Edward Coke’s Exceptions Against the High Sheriff’s Oath.
- Secret History of Charles the First and His First Parliaments.
- The Rump.
- Life and Habits of a Literary Antiquary.— Oldys and His Manuscripts.