Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
Isaac D'Israeli
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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 (27 hr 0 min)
Kapitel
| Charles the First | 11:55 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Duke of Buckingham | 6:45 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| The Death of Charles IX | 7:51 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Royal Promotions | 6:18 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Nobility | 1:55 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Modes of Salutation, and Amicable Ceremonies, Observed in Various Nations | 11:30 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Fire, and the Origin of Fireworks | 10:41 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| The Bible Prohibited and Improved | 12:33 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Origin of the Materials of Writing | 21:32 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Anecdotes of European Manners | 27:16 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| The Early Drama | 11:09 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| The Marriage of the Arts | 8:20 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| A Contrivance in Dramatic Dialogue | 5:19 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| The Comedy of a Madman | 5:10 | Gelesen von Sonia |
| Solitude | 13:33 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Literary Friendships | 9:39 | Gelesen von Kalynda |
| Anecdotes of Abstraction of Mind | 8:55 | Gelesen von Sonia |
| Richardson | 9:43 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
| Influence of a Name | 30:46 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| The Jews of York | 11:33 | Gelesen von Diana Schmidt |
| The Sovereignty of the Seas | 4:12 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| On the Custom of Kissing Hands | 5:37 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Popes | 5:20 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Literary Composition | 20:26 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Poetical Imitations and Similarities | 39:37 | Gelesen von Sonia |
| Explanation of the Fac-Simile | 8:54 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
| Literary Fashions | 8:37 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| The Pantomimical Characters | 43:17 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Extemporal Comedies | 22:06 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Massinger, Milton, and the Italian Theatre | 12:34 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Songs of Trades, or Songs for the People | 23:24 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Introducers of Exotic Flowers, Fruits, etc. | 21:15 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Usurers of the Seventeenth Century | 39:27 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Chidiock Titchbourne | 24:26 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Elizabeth and her Parliament | 23:02 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Anecdotes of Prince Henry, the Son of James I, when a Child | 21:16 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| The Diary of a Master of the Ceremonies | 31:17 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Diaries - Moral, Historical, and Critical | 27:53 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Licensers of the Press | 41:18 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Of Anagrams and Echo Verses | 22:20 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Orthography of Proper Names | 12:35 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Names of Our Streets | 10:22 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
| Secret History of Edward Vere, Earl of Oxford | 7:02 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Ancient Cookery, and Cooks | 31:20 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Ancient and Modern Saturnalia | 39:31 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Reliquiae Gethinianae | 11:12 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Robinson Crusoe | 8:40 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Catholic and Protestant Dramas | 11:43 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| The History of the Theatre during its Suppression | 31:41 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Drinking-Customs in England | 30:24 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Literary Anecdotes | 8:59 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Condemned Poets | 15:19 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
| Acajou and Zirphile | 7:18 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Tom o' Bedlams | 19:15 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Introduction of Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate | 29:42 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Charles the First's Love of the Fine Arts | 29:45 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Secret History of Charles the First, and his Queen Henrietta | 41:42 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| The Minister - the Cardinal Duke of Richelieu | 19:49 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| The Minister - Duke of Buckingham, Lord Admiral, Lord General, etc. etc. etc. | 56:53 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Felton, the Political Assassin | 27:16 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Johnson's Hints for the Life of Pope | 8:26 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
| Modern Literature - Bayle's Critical Dictionary | 18:49 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Characteristics of Bayle | 21:01 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Cicero Viewed as a Collector | 9:13 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| The History of the Caracci | 20:50 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| An English Academy of Literature | 30:40 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Quotation | 15:30 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| The Origin of Dante's Inferno | 20:17 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Of a History of Events which have not Happened | 31:14 | Gelesen von Kate Follis |
| Of False Political Reports | 16:23 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Of Suppressors and Dilapidators of Manuscripts | 30:22 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Parodies | 23:17 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Anecdotes of the Fairfax Family | 10:50 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Medicine and Morals | 22:20 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
| Psalm-Singing | 20:06 | Gelesen von Sonia |
| On the Ridiculous Titles Assumed by Italian Academies | 32:40 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| On the Hero of Hudibras, Butler Vindicated | 15:53 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Shenstone's School-Mistress | 14:42 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Ben Johnson on Translation | 3:52 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| The Loves of 'The Lady Arabella' | 47:50 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Domestic History of Sir Edward Coke | 31:58 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Of Coke's Style, and his Conduct | 6:46 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
| Secret History of Authors who have Ruined their Booksellers | 38:35 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |