Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
by Isaac D'ISRAELI (1766 - 1848)
This is the second volume of the collected Curiosities of Literature by Isaac D'Israeli. As in volume one, D'Isreali again takes us on a tour around literature, with a dash of history and politics here and there. The subjects are so varied that all listeners can count on learning something new. - Summary by Carolin
Listen next episodes of
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2:
Acajou and Zirphile ,
An English Academy of Literature ,
Anecdotes of the Fairfax Family ,
Ben Johnson on Translation ,
Catholic and Protestant Dramas ,
Characteristics of Bayle ,
Charles the First's Love of the Fine Arts ,
Cicero Viewed as a Collector ,
Condemned Poets ,
Domestic History of Sir Edward Coke ,
Drinking-Customs in England ,
Felton, the Political Assassin ,
Introduction of Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate ,
Johnson's Hints for the Life of Pope ,
Literary Anecdotes ,
Medicine and Morals ,
Modern Literature - Bayle's Critical Dictionary ,
Of a History of Events which have not Happened ,
Of Coke's Style, and his Conduct ,
Of False Political Reports ,
Of Suppressors and Dilapidators of Manuscripts ,
On the Hero of Hudibras, Butler Vindicated ,
On the Ridiculous Titles Assumed by Italian Academies ,
Parodies ,
Psalm-Singing ,
Quotation ,
Secret History of Authors who have Ruined their Booksellers ,
Secret History of Charles the First, and his Queen Henrietta ,
Shenstone's School-Mistress ,
The History of the Caracci ,
The History of the Theatre during its Suppression ,
The Loves of 'The Lady Arabella' ,
The Minister - Duke of Buckingham, Lord Admiral, Lord General, etc. etc. etc. ,
The Minister - the Cardinal Duke of Richelieu ,
The Origin of Dante's Inferno ,
Tom o' Bedlams