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 (25 hr 53 min)

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