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Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1

by Isaac D'ISRAELI (1766 - 1848)

The Goths and the Huns

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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Listen next episodes of Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1:
A Catholic's Refutation , A Glance into the French Academy , A Jansenist Dictionary , A Literary Wife , A Senate of Jesuits , Abridgers , Alchymy , Anecdotes of Censured Authors , Anecdotes of Fashion , Angelo Politian , Anne Bullen , Ariosto and Tasso , Bayle , Ben Jonson, Feltham, and Randolph , Cervantes , Critical History of Poverty , 'Critical Sagacity' and 'Happy Conjecture', Or, Bentley's Milton , Critics , Dedications , Douglas , Edward the Fourth , Elizabeth , English Astrologers , Female Beauty and Ornaments , General Monk and his Wife , Hell , James the First , Jocular Preachers , Literary Blunders , Literary Controversy , Literary Dutch , Literary Follies , Little Books , Love and Folly, an Ancient Morality , Magliabechi , Manuscripts and Books , Masterly Imitators , Medical Music , Minute Writing , Modern Platonism , Mysteries, Moralities, Farces, and Sotties , Natural Productions Resembling Artificial Compositions , Numerical Figures , Original Letter of Queen Elizabeth , Pamphlets , Pasquin and Marforio , Perpetual Lamps of the Ancients , Peter Corneille , Philip and Mary , Philosophical Descriptive Poems , Poetical and Grammatical Deaths , Poets , Poets Laureat , Professors of Plagiarism and Obscurity , Relics of Saints , Religious Nouvellettes , Romances , Scarron , Solomon and Sheba , Spenser, Jonson, and Shakespeare , The Absent Man and Wax-Work , The Astrea , The Chinese Language , The Good Advice of an Old Literary Sinner , The History of Gloves , The Lover's Heart , The Poetical Garland of Julia , The Productions of the Mind not Seizable by Creditors , The Turkish Spy , Titles of Books , Tragic Actors , Vicars of Bray , Virginity