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Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3

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This is the third and final volume of Isaac D'Israeli's monumental work Curiosities of Literature. It covers a great range of diverse topics, by no means limited to literature only, but also containing numerous essays on history, politics, and customs of English society. Therefore, this book will not only interest students of literature, but any reader should be able to find something matching his or her particular interests. - Summary by Carolin

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Local Descriptions
09:30
Chapter 2
Masques
27:06
Chapter 3
Of des Maizeaux, and the secret History of Anthony Collins’s Manuscripts
28:30
Chapter 4
History of new Words
30:19
Chapter 5
The Philosophy of Proverbs, part 1
33:13
Chapter 6
The Philosophy of Proverbs, part 2
33:40
Chapter 7
The Philosophy of Proverbs, part 3
26:54
Chapter 8
Confusion of Words
45:12
Chapter 9
Political Nicknames
28:04
Chapter 10
The domestic Life of a Poet - Shenstone vindicated
33:31
Chapter 11
Secret History of the Building of Blenheim
26:25
Chapter 12
Secret History of Sir Walter Rawleigh
39:00
Chapter 13
An authentic Narrative of the last Hours of Sir Walter Rawleigh
22:18
Chapter 14
Literary Unions
19:21
Chapter 15
Of a Biography Painted
19:33
Chapter 16
Cause and Pretext
09:42
Chapter 17
Political Forgeries and Fictions
17:01
Chapter 18
Expression of suppressed Opinion
40:13
Chapter 19
Autographs
11:54
Chapter 20
The History of Writing-masters
29:29
Chapter 21
The Italian Historians
29:36
Chapter 22
Of Palaces built by Ministers
20:21
Chapter 23
'Taxation no Tyranny'
22:40
Chapter 24
The Book of Death
20:41
Chapter 25
History of the Skeleton of Death
27:29
Chapter 26
The Rival Biographers of Heylin
20:18
Chapter 27
Of Lenglet du Fresnoy
25:33
Chapter 28
The Dictionary of Trevoux
12:28
Chapter 29
Quadrio’s Account of English Poetry
17:00
Chapter 30
'Political Religionism'
19:55
Chapter 31
Toleration
31:49
Chapter 32
Apology for the Parisian Massacre
15:37
Chapter 33
Prediction, part 1
25:35
Chapter 34
Prediction, part 2
33:03
Chapter 35
Dreams at the Dawn of Philosophy
51:29
Chapter 36
On Puck the Commentator
15:03
Chapter 37
Literary Forgeries
37:02
Chapter 38
Of Literary Filchers
14:40
Chapter 39
Of Lord Bacon at Home
21:56
Chapter 40
Secret History of the Death of Queen Elizabeth
14:44
Chapter 41
James the First as a Father and a Husband
13:36
Chapter 42
The Man of one Book
09:49
Chapter 43
A Bibliognoste
20:07
Chapter 44
Secret History of an elective Monarchy
50:21
Chapter 45
Buildings in the Metropolis, and Residence in the Country
23:34
Chapter 46
Royal Proclamations
29:05
Chapter 47
True Sources of secret History
39:52
Chapter 48
Literary Residences
18:34
Chapter 49
Whether allowable to ruin oneself?
26:31
Chapter 50
Discoveries of secluded Men
16:11
Chapter 51
Sentimental Biography
38:39
Chapter 52
Literary Parallels
07:08
Chapter 53
The Pearl Bibles, and six Thousand Errata
16:22
Chapter 54
View of a particular Period of the State of Religion in our Civil Wars
30:50
Chapter 55
Buckingham’s political Coquetry with the Puritans
11:46
Chapter 56
Sir Edward Coke’s Exceptions against the high Sheriff’s Oath
03:12
Chapter 57
Secret History of Charles the First and his first Parliaments, part 1
38:45
Chapter 58
Secret History of Charles the First and his first Parliaments, part 2
33:26
Chapter 59
Secret History of Charles the First and his first Parliaments, part 3
24:45
Chapter 60
The Rump
30:35
Chapter 61
Life and Habits of a literary Antiquary - Oldys and his Manuscripts, part 1
31:51
Chapter 62
Life and Habits of a literary Antiquary - Oldys and his Manuscripts, part 2
30:59

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3

Chapters

Local Descriptions

Masques

Of des Maizeaux, and the secret History of Anthony Collins’s Manuscripts

History of new Words

The Philosophy of Proverbs, part 1

The Philosophy of Proverbs, part 2

The Philosophy of Proverbs, part 3

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, part 1

Prediction, part 2

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, part 1

Secret History of Charles the First and his first Parliaments, part 2

Secret History of Charles the First and his first Parliaments, part 3

The Rump

Life and Habits of a literary Antiquary - Oldys and his Manuscripts, part 1

Life and Habits of a literary Antiquary - Oldys and his Manuscripts, part 2