Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 - Бесплатная аудиокнига

Автор(ы): Isaac D'Israeli,

Язык: English

Жанр(ы): Литературные сборники Нон-фикшн

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1. Charles the First
2. Duke of Buckingham
3. The Death of Charles IX
4. Royal Promotions
5. Nobility
6. Modes of Salutation, and Amicable Ceremonies, Observed in Various Nations
7. Fire, and the Origin of Fireworks
8. The Bible Prohibited and Improved
9. Origin of the Materials of Writing
10. Anecdotes of European Manners
11. The Early Drama
12. The Marriage of the Arts
13. A Contrivance in Dramatic Dialogue
14. The Comedy of a Madman
15. Solitude
16. Literary Friendships
17. Anecdotes of Abstraction of Mind
18. Richardson
19. Influence of a Name
20. The Jews of York
21. The Sovereignty of the Seas
22. On the Custom of Kissing Hands
23. Popes
24. Literary Composition
25. Poetical Imitations and Similarities
26. Explanation of the Fac-Simile
27. Literary Fashions
28. The Pantomimical Characters
29. Extemporal Comedies
30. Massinger, Milton, and the Italian Theatre
31. Songs of Trades, or Songs for the People
32. Introducers of Exotic Flowers, Fruits, etc.
33. Usurers of the Seventeenth Century
34. Chidiock Titchbourne
35. Elizabeth and her Parliament
36. Anecdotes of Prince Henry, the Son of James I, when a Child
37. The Diary of a Master of the Ceremonies
38. Diaries - Moral, Historical, and Critical
39. Licensers of the Press
40. Of Anagrams and Echo Verses
41. Orthography of Proper Names
42. Names of Our Streets
43. Secret History of Edward Vere, Earl of Oxford
44. Ancient Cookery, and Cooks
45. Ancient and Modern Saturnalia
46. Reliquiae Gethinianae
47. Robinson Crusoe
48. Catholic and Protestant Dramas
49. The History of the Theatre during its Suppression
50. Drinking-Customs in England
51. Literary Anecdotes
52. Condemned Poets
53. Acajou and Zirphile
54. Tom o' Bedlams
55. Introduction of Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate
56. Charles the First's Love of the Fine Arts
57. Secret History of Charles the First, and his Queen Henrietta
58. The Minister - the Cardinal Duke of Richelieu
59. The Minister - Duke of Buckingham, Lord Admiral, Lord General, etc. etc. etc.
60. Felton, the Political Assassin
61. Johnson's Hints for the Life of Pope
62. Modern Literature - Bayle's Critical Dictionary
63. Characteristics of Bayle
64. Cicero Viewed as a Collector
65. The History of the Caracci
66. An English Academy of Literature
67. Quotation
68. The Origin of Dante's Inferno
69. Of a History of Events which have not Happened
70. Of False Political Reports
71. Of Suppressors and Dilapidators of Manuscripts
72. Parodies
73. Anecdotes of the Fairfax Family
74. Medicine and Morals
75. Psalm-Singing
76. On the Ridiculous Titles Assumed by Italian Academies
77. On the Hero of Hudibras, Butler Vindicated
78. Shenstone's School-Mistress
79. Ben Johnson on Translation
80. The Loves of 'The Lady Arabella'
81. Domestic History of Sir Edward Coke
82. Of Coke's Style, and his Conduct
83. Secret History of Authors who have Ruined their Booksellers

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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

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