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
Local DescriptionsMasquesOf des Maizeaux, and the secret History of Anthony Collins’s ManuscriptsHistory of new WordsThe Philosophy of Proverbs, part 1The Philosophy of Proverbs, part 2The Philosophy of Proverbs, part 3Confusion of WordsPolitical NicknamesThe domestic Life of a Poet - Shenstone vindicatedSecret History of the Building of BlenheimSecret History of Sir Walter RawleighAn authentic Narrative of the last Hours of Sir Walter RawleighLiterary UnionsOf a Biography PaintedCause and PretextPolitical Forgeries and FictionsExpression of suppressed OpinionAutographsThe History of Writing-mastersThe Italian HistoriansOf Palaces built by Ministers'Taxation no Tyranny'The Book of DeathHistory of the Skeleton of DeathThe Rival Biographers of HeylinOf Lenglet du FresnoyThe Dictionary of TrevouxQuadrio’s Account of English Poetry'Political Religionism'TolerationApology for the Parisian MassacrePrediction, part 1Prediction, part 2Dreams at the Dawn of PhilosophyOn Puck the CommentatorLiterary ForgeriesOf Literary FilchersOf Lord Bacon at HomeSecret History of the Death of Queen ElizabethJames the First as a Father and a HusbandThe Man of one BookA BibliognosteSecret History of an elective MonarchyBuildings in the Metropolis, and Residence in the CountryRoyal ProclamationsTrue Sources of secret HistoryLiterary ResidencesWhether allowable to ruin oneself?Discoveries of secluded MenSentimental BiographyLiterary ParallelsThe Pearl Bibles, and six Thousand ErrataView of a particular Period of the State of Religion in our Civil WarsBuckingham’s political Coquetry with the PuritansSir Edward Coke’s Exceptions against the high Sheriff’s OathSecret History of Charles the First and his first Parliaments, part 1Secret History of Charles the First and his first Parliaments, part 2Secret History of Charles the First and his first Parliaments, part 3The RumpLife and Habits of a literary Antiquary - Oldys and his Manuscripts, part 1Life and Habits of a literary Antiquary - Oldys and his Manuscripts, part 2
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