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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.
- Chapters
- On the Life and Writings of Mr. Disraeli, part 1
- On the Life and Writings of Mr. Disraeli, part 2
- On the Life and Writings of Mr. Disraeli, part 3
- Preface
- Libraries
- The Bibliomania
- Literary Journals
- Recovery of Manuscripts
- Sketches of Criticism
- The Persecuted Learned
- Poverty of the Learned
- Imprisonment of the Learned
- Amusements of the Learned
- Portraits of Authors
- Destruction of Books
- Some Notices of Lost Works
- Quodlibets, or Scholastic Disquisitions
- Fame Contemned
- The Six Follies of Science
- Imitators
- Cicero's Puns
- Prefaces
- Early Printing
- Errata
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- Poets, Philosophers, and Artists, Made by Accident
- Inequalities of Genius
- Geographical Style
- Legends
- The Port-Royal Society
- The Progress of Old Age in New Studies
- Spanish Poetry
- Saint Evremont
- Men of Genius Deficient in Conversation
- Vida
- The Scuderies
- De La Rochefoucault
- Prior's Hans Carvel
- The Student in the Metropolis
- The Talmud
- Rabbinical Stories
- On the Custom of Saluting after Sneezing
- Bonaventure de Periers
- Grotius
- Noblemen Turned Critics
- Literary Impostures
- Cardinal Richelieu
- Aristotle and Plato
- Abelard and Eloisa
- Physiognomy
- Characters Described by Musical Notes
- Milton
- Origin of Newspapers
- Trials and Proofs of Guilt in Superstitious Ages
- The Inquisition
- Singularities Observed by Various Nations in Their Repasts
- Monarchs
- Of the Titles of Illustrious, Highness, and Excellence
- Titles of Sovereigns
- Royal Divinities
- Dethroned Monarchs
- Feudal Customs
- Gaming
- The Arabic Chronicle
- Metempsychosis
- Spanish Etiquette
- The Goths and the Huns
- Vicars of Bray
- Douglas
- Critical History of Poverty
- Solomon and Sheba
- Hell
- The Absent Man and Wax-Work
- Pasquin and Marforio
- Female Beauty and Ornaments
- Modern Platonism
- Anecdotes of Fashion
- A Senate of Jesuits
- The Lover's Heart
- The History of Gloves
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- The Poetical Garland of Julia
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- Edward the Fourth
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- Literary Follies
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- Literary Blunders
- A Literary Wife
- Dedications
- Philosophical Descriptive Poems
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- A Catholic's Refutation
- The Good Advice of an Old Literary Sinner
- Mysteries, Moralities, Farces, and Sotties
- Love and Folly, an Ancient Morality
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- 'Critical Sagacity' and 'Happy Conjecture', Or, Bentley's Milton
- A Jansenist Dictionary
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- The Turkish Spy
- Spenser, Jonson, and Shakespeare
- Ben Jonson, Feltham, and Randolph
- Ariosto and Tasso
- Bayle
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- Abridgers
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- Literary Dutch
- The Productions of the Mind not Seizable by Creditors
- Critics
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- Virginity
- A Glance into the French Academy
- Poetical and Grammatical Deaths
- Scarron
- Peter Corneille
- Poets
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- The Astrea
- Poets Laureat
- Angelo Politian
- Original Letter of Queen Elizabeth
- Anne Bullen
- James the First
- General Monk and his Wife
- Philip and Mary