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Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1

Isaac D'Israeli (1766 - 1848)

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

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	On the Life and Writings of Mr. Disraeli, part 1	Jim Locke	00:22:29
Play 02	On the Life and Writings of Mr. Disraeli, part 2	Jim Locke	00:24:17
Play 03	On the Life and Writings of Mr. Disraeli, part 3	Jim Locke	00:29:22
Play 04	Preface	JPHarlos	00:08:55
Play 05	Libraries	Professor X	00:25:27
Play 06	The Bibliomania	Julia Niedermaier	00:10:05
Play 07	Literary Journals	Jim Locke	00:16:30
Play 08	Recovery of Manuscripts	Barbara Baker	00:22:39
Play 09	Sketches of Criticism	Barbara Baker	00:10:24
Play 10	The Persecuted Learned	Jim Locke	00:06:50
Play 11	Poverty of the Learned	Jim Locke	00:15:19
Play 12	Imprisonment of the Learned	Lazlo	00:07:32
Play 13	Amusements of the Learned	Jim Locke	00:09:40
Play 14	Portraits of Authors	bulbasaur	00:11:33
Play 15	Destruction of Books	Jim Locke	00:35:02
Play 16	Some Notices of Lost Works	Jason in Panama	00:06:40
Play 17	Quodlibets, or Scholastic Disquisitions	Larry Wilson	00:15:42
Play 18	Fame Contemned	Anusha Iyer	00:01:37
Play 19	The Six Follies of Science	Anusha Iyer	00:03:47
Play 20	Imitators	Deon Gines	00:06:57
Play 21	Cicero's Puns	Diana Majlinger	00:05:23
Play 22	Prefaces	Lisa Reichert	00:05:53
Play 23	Early Printing	Greg Giordano	00:17:18
Play 24	Errata	Kalynda	00:11:52
Play 25	Patrons	Diana Majlinger	00:06:31
Play 26	Poets, Philosophers, and Artists, Made by Accident	Mary K Jatkowski	00:08:56
Play 27	Inequalities of Genius	Diana Majlinger	00:02:36
Play 28	Geographical Style	Jim Locke	00:03:27
Play 29	Legends	Kalynda	00:11:24
Play 30	The Port-Royal Society	Jim Locke	00:10:14
Play 31	The Progress of Old Age in New Studies	Jim Locke	00:07:12
Play 32	Spanish Poetry	Anusha Iyer	00:05:54
Play 33	Saint Evremont	Jason in Panama	00:03:18
Play 34	Men of Genius Deficient in Conversation	Lisa Reichert	00:05:03
Play 35	Vida	Anusha Iyer	00:01:58
Play 36	The Scuderies	Sonia	00:10:35
Play 37	De La Rochefoucault	Tomas Peter	00:02:33
Play 38	Prior's Hans Carvel	Tomas Peter	00:03:03
Play 39	The Student in the Metropolis	Tomas Peter	00:03:59
Play 40	The Talmud	Jim Locke	00:20:01
Play 41	Rabbinical Stories	Jim Locke	00:17:17
Play 42	On the Custom of Saluting after Sneezing	Julia Niedermaier	00:05:41
Play 43	Bonaventure de Periers	Jim Locke	00:03:27
Play 44	Grotius	Jim Locke	00:04:05
Play 45	Noblemen Turned Critics	Jason in Panama	00:03:12
Play 46	Literary Impostures	Jim Locke	00:24:34
Play 47	Cardinal Richelieu	Jim Locke	00:08:13
Play 48	Aristotle and Plato	Jim Locke	00:08:20
Play 49	Abelard and Eloisa	Jim Locke	00:09:55
Play 50	Physiognomy	jftocanada	00:08:12
Play 51	Characters Described by Musical Notes	Jason in Panama	00:03:48
Play 52	Milton	Jim Locke	00:07:52
Play 53	Origin of Newspapers	April6090	00:16:21
Play 54	Trials and Proofs of Guilt in Superstitious Ages	Lisa Reichert	00:16:25
Play 55	The Inquisition	Jim Locke	00:13:08
Play 56	Singularities Observed by Various Nations in Their Repasts	Jim Locke	00:07:25
Play 57	Monarchs	Jim Locke	00:06:08
Play 58	Of the Titles of Illustrious, Highness, and Excellence	Jim Locke	00:06:18
Play 59	Titles of Sovereigns	Jim Locke	00:03:48
Play 60	Royal Divinities	Tomas Peter	00:04:10
Play 61	Dethroned Monarchs	Greg Giordano	00:08:07
Play 62	Feudal Customs	April6090	00:09:10
Play 63	Gaming	Deon Gines	00:10:34
Play 64	The Arabic Chronicle	Jason in Panama	00:03:39
Play 65	Metempsychosis	Tomas Peter	00:06:37
Play 66	Spanish Etiquette	jftocanada	00:04:49
Play 67	The Goths and the Huns	Tomas Peter	00:01:44
Play 68	Vicars of Bray	Tomas Peter	00:02:04
Play 69	Douglas	Greg Giordano	00:02:50
Play 70	Critical History of Poverty	Jim Locke	00:12:01
Play 71	Solomon and Sheba	Jason in Panama	00:02:54
Play 72	Hell	Jim Locke	00:08:39
Play 73	The Absent Man and Wax-Work	Greg Giordano	00:07:01
Play 74	Pasquin and Marforio	Sonia	00:08:49
Play 75	Female Beauty and Ornaments	Anusha Iyer	00:05:31
Play 76	Modern Platonism	Jim Locke	00:10:24
Play 77	Anecdotes of Fashion	Lisa Reichert	00:44:16
Play 78	A Senate of Jesuits	Jim Locke	00:05:23
Play 79	The Lover's Heart	Jim Locke	00:05:47
Play 80	The History of Gloves	Holly Jenson	00:11:46
Play 81	Relics of Saints	cathar maiden	00:12:20
Play 82	Perpetual Lamps of the Ancients	Greg Giordano	00:03:23
Play 83	Natural Productions Resembling Artificial Compositions	Jim Locke	00:07:10
Play 84	The Poetical Garland of Julia	Jim Locke	00:05:22
Play 85	Tragic Actors	Jim Locke	00:09:12
Play 86	Jocular Preachers	Jim Locke	00:09:10
Play 87	Masterly Imitators	Greg Giordano	00:10:38
Play 88	Edward the Fourth	Tomas Peter	00:05:19
Play 89	Elizabeth	Lisa Reichert	00:10:30
Play 90	The Chinese Language	Anusha Iyer	00:05:37
Play 91	Medical Music	Judith Vainman	00:18:45
Play 92	Minute Writing	Greg Giordano	00:05:07
Play 93	Numerical Figures	Jason in Panama	00:06:07
Play 94	English Astrologers	Jim Locke	00:14:36
Play 95	Alchymy	Jim Locke	00:14:48
Play 96	Titles of Books	Jim Locke	00:15:13
Play 97	Literary Follies	Jim Locke	00:43:53
Play 98	Literary Controversy	Jim Locke	00:36:14
Play 99	Literary Blunders	Jim Locke	00:21:23
Play 100	A Literary Wife	Lisa Reichert	00:26:57
Play 101	Dedications	Jim Locke	00:11:53
Play 102	Philosophical Descriptive Poems	Tomas Peter	00:06:09
Play 103	Pamphlets	Jim Locke	00:13:27
Play 104	Little Books	Jason in Panama	00:05:51
Play 105	A Catholic's Refutation	Tomas Peter	00:02:30
Play 106	The Good Advice of an Old Literary Sinner	Tomas Peter	00:04:57
Play 107	Mysteries, Moralities, Farces, and Sotties	Sonia	00:24:52
Play 108	Love and Folly, an Ancient Morality	Tomas Peter	00:05:07
Play 109	Religious Nouvellettes	Jim Locke	00:16:09
Play 110	'Critical Sagacity' and 'Happy Conjecture', Or, Bentley's Milton	Tomas Peter	00:08:07
Play 111	A Jansenist Dictionary	Jim Locke	00:07:00
Play 112	Manuscripts and Books	Jim Locke	00:05:46
Play 113	The Turkish Spy	Jason in Panama	00:06:35
Play 114	Spenser, Jonson, and Shakespeare	Holly Jenson	00:05:05
Play 115	Ben Jonson, Feltham, and Randolph	Jim Locke	00:12:15
Play 116	Ariosto and Tasso	Jim Locke	00:15:26
Play 117	Bayle	Jim Locke	00:06:53
Play 118	Cervantes	jftocanada	00:02:26
Play 119	Magliabechi	Tomas Peter	00:07:16
Play 120	Abridgers	Jim Locke	00:07:31
Play 121	Professors of Plagiarism and Obscurity	Jim Locke	00:08:11
Play 122	Literary Dutch	ksoules	00:07:29
Play 123	The Productions of the Mind not Seizable by Creditors	Jason in Panama	00:03:02
Play 124	Critics	Jim Locke	00:05:28
Play 125	Anecdotes of Censured Authors	Jim Locke	00:09:40
Play 126	Virginity	Jim Locke	00:03:44
Play 127	A Glance into the French Academy	Jim Locke	00:11:16
Play 128	Poetical and Grammatical Deaths	Sonia	00:11:01
Play 129	Scarron	Sonia	00:14:58
Play 130	Peter Corneille	Sonia	00:12:15
Play 131	Poets	Jim Locke	00:29:45
Play 132	Romances	Jim Locke	00:27:03
Play 133	The Astrea	April6090	00:08:16
Play 134	Poets Laureat	Tomas Peter	00:07:17
Play 135	Angelo Politian	Jim Locke	00:08:39
Play 136	Original Letter of Queen Elizabeth	Jim Locke	00:04:07
Play 137	Anne Bullen	Jim Locke	00:03:12
Play 138	James the First	Tomas Peter	00:13:37
Play 139	General Monk and his Wife	Larry Wilson	00:02:45
Play 140	Philip and Mary	Jason in Panama	00:05:47

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