Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE.Reading editionChapter navigation88 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterCURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE.ISAAC DISRAELI.CHARLES THE FIRST.DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.THE DEATH OF CHARLES IX.ROYAL PROMOTIONS.NOBILITY.MODES OF SALUTATION, AND AMICABLE CEREMONIES, OBSERVED IN VARIOUS NATIONS.FIRE, AND THE ORIGIN OF FIREWORKS.THE BIBLE PROHIBITED AND IMPROVED.ORIGIN OF THE MATERIALS OF WRITING.ANECDOTES OF EUROPEAN MANNERS.THE EARLY DRAMA.THE MARRIAGE OF THE ARTS.A CONTRIVANCE IN DRAMATIC DIALOGUE.THE COMEDY OF A MADMAN.SOLITUDE.LITERARY FRIENDSHIPS.ANECDOTES OF ABSTRACTION OF MIND.RICHARDSON.INFLUENCE OF A NAME.THE JEWS OF YORK.THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEAS.ON THE CUSTOM OF KISSING HANDS.POPES.LITERARY COMPOSITION.POETICAL IMITATIONS AND SIMILARITIES.EXPLANATION OF THE FAC-SIMILE.LITERARY FASHIONS.THE PANTOMIMICAL CHARACTERS.EXTEMPORAL COMEDIES.MASSINGER, MILTON, AND THE ITALIAN THEATRE.SONGS OF TRADES, OR SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE.INTRODUCERS OF EXOTIC FLOWERS, FRUITS, ETC.USURERS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.CHIDIOCK TITCHBOURNE.ELIZABETH AND HER PARLIAMENT.ANECDOTES OF PRINCE HENRY, THE SON OF JAMES I., WHEN A CHILD.THE DIARY OF A MASTER OF THE CEREMONIES.DIARIES—MORAL, HISTORICAL, AND CRITICAL.LICENSERS OF THE PRESS.OF ANAGRAMS AND ECHO VERSES.ORTHOGRAPHY OF PROPER NAMES.NAMES OF OUR STREETS.SECRET HISTORY OF EDWARD VERE, EARL OF OXFORD.ANCIENT COOKERY, AND COOKS.ANCIENT AND MODERN SATURNALIA.RELIQUIÆ GETHINIANÆ.ROBINSON CRUSOE.CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT DRAMAS.THE HISTORY OF THE THEATRE DURING ITS SUPPRESSION.DRINKING-CUSTOMS IN ENGLAND.LITERARY ANECDOTES.CONDEMNED POETS.ACAJOU AND ZIRPHILE.TOM O' BEDLAMS.INTRODUCTION OF TEA, COFFEE, AND CHOCOLATE.CHARLES THE FIRST'S LOVE OF THE FINE ARTS.SECRET HISTORY OF CHARLES THE FIRST, AND HIS QUEEN HENRIETTA.THE MINISTER—THE CARDINAL DUKE OF RICHELIEU.THE MINISTER—DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, LORD ADMIRAL, LORD GENERAL, &c. &c. &c.FELTON, THE POLITICAL ASSASSIN.JOHNSON'S HINTS FOR THE LIFE OF POPE.MODERN LITERATURE—BAYLE'S CRITICAL DICTIONARYCHARACTERISTICS OF BAYLE.CICERO VIEWED AS A COLLECTOR.THE HISTORY OF THE CARACCI.AN ENGLISH ACADEMY OF LITERATURE.[274]QUOTATION.THE ORIGIN OF DANTE'S INFERNO.OF A HISTORY OF EVENTS WHICH HAVE NOT HAPPENED.OF FALSE POLITICAL REPORTS.OF SUPPRESSORS AND DILAPIDATORS OF MANUSCRIPTS.PARODIES.ANECDOTES OF THE FAIRFAX FAMILY.MEDICINE AND MORALS.PSALM-SINGING.ON THE RIDICULOUS TITLES ASSUMED BY ITALIAN ACADEMIES.ON THE HERO OF HUDIBRAS; BUTLER VINDICATED.SHENSTONE'S SCHOOL-MISTRESS.BEN JONSON ON TRANSLATION.THE LOVES OF "THE LADY ARABELLA."[322]DOMESTIC HISTORY OF SIR EDWARD COKE.OF COKE'S STYLE, AND HIS CONDUCT.SECRET HISTORY OF AUTHORS WHO HAVE RUINED THEIR BOOKSELLERS.FOOTNOTES:FOOTNOTES: (continued 2)Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →ISAAC DISRAELI.All chapters and sections (88)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsCURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE.ISAAC DISRAELI.Volume 2 · Other sectionsCHARLES THE FIRST.DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.THE DEATH OF CHARLES IX.ROYAL PROMOTIONS.NOBILITY.MODES OF SALUTATION, AND AMICABLE CEREMONIES, OBSERVED IN VARIOUS NATIONS.FIRE, AND THE ORIGIN OF FIREWORKS.THE BIBLE PROHIBITED AND IMPROVED.ORIGIN OF THE MATERIALS OF WRITING.ANECDOTES OF EUROPEAN MANNERS.THE EARLY DRAMA.THE MARRIAGE OF THE ARTS.A CONTRIVANCE IN DRAMATIC DIALOGUE.THE COMEDY OF A MADMAN.SOLITUDE.LITERARY FRIENDSHIPS.ANECDOTES OF ABSTRACTION OF MIND.RICHARDSON.INFLUENCE OF A NAME.THE JEWS OF YORK.THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEAS.ON THE CUSTOM OF KISSING HANDS.POPES.LITERARY COMPOSITION.POETICAL IMITATIONS AND SIMILARITIES.EXPLANATION OF THE FAC-SIMILE.LITERARY FASHIONS.THE PANTOMIMICAL CHARACTERS.EXTEMPORAL COMEDIES.MASSINGER, MILTON, AND THE ITALIAN THEATRE.SONGS OF TRADES, OR SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE.INTRODUCERS OF EXOTIC FLOWERS, FRUITS, ETC.USURERS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.CHIDIOCK TITCHBOURNE.ELIZABETH AND HER PARLIAMENT.ANECDOTES OF PRINCE HENRY, THE SON OF JAMES I., WHEN A CHILD.THE DIARY OF A MASTER OF THE CEREMONIES.DIARIES—MORAL, HISTORICAL, AND CRITICAL.LICENSERS OF THE PRESS.OF ANAGRAMS AND ECHO VERSES.ORTHOGRAPHY OF PROPER NAMES.NAMES OF OUR STREETS.SECRET HISTORY OF EDWARD VERE, EARL OF OXFORD.ANCIENT COOKERY, AND COOKS.ANCIENT AND MODERN SATURNALIA.RELIQUIÆ GETHINIANÆ.ROBINSON CRUSOE.CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT DRAMAS.THE HISTORY OF THE THEATRE DURING ITS SUPPRESSION.DRINKING-CUSTOMS IN ENGLAND.LITERARY ANECDOTES.CONDEMNED POETS.ACAJOU AND ZIRPHILE.TOM O' BEDLAMS.INTRODUCTION OF TEA, COFFEE, AND CHOCOLATE.CHARLES THE FIRST'S LOVE OF THE FINE ARTS.SECRET HISTORY OF CHARLES THE FIRST, AND HIS QUEEN HENRIETTA.THE MINISTER—THE CARDINAL DUKE OF RICHELIEU.THE MINISTER—DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, LORD ADMIRAL, LORD GENERAL, &c. &c. &c.FELTON, THE POLITICAL ASSASSIN.JOHNSON'S HINTS FOR THE LIFE OF POPE.MODERN LITERATURE—BAYLE'S CRITICAL DICTIONARYCHARACTERISTICS OF BAYLE.CICERO VIEWED AS A COLLECTOR.THE HISTORY OF THE CARACCI.AN ENGLISH ACADEMY OF LITERATURE.[274]QUOTATION.THE ORIGIN OF DANTE'S INFERNO.OF A HISTORY OF EVENTS WHICH HAVE NOT HAPPENED.OF FALSE POLITICAL REPORTS.OF SUPPRESSORS AND DILAPIDATORS OF MANUSCRIPTS.PARODIES.ANECDOTES OF THE FAIRFAX FAMILY.MEDICINE AND MORALS.PSALM-SINGING.ON THE RIDICULOUS TITLES ASSUMED BY ITALIAN ACADEMIES.ON THE HERO OF HUDIBRAS; BUTLER VINDICATED.SHENSTONE'S SCHOOL-MISTRESS.BEN JONSON ON TRANSLATION.THE LOVES OF "THE LADY ARABELLA."[322]DOMESTIC HISTORY OF SIR EDWARD COKE.OF COKE'S STYLE, AND HIS CONDUCT.SECRET HISTORY OF AUTHORS WHO HAVE RUINED THEIR BOOKSELLERS.FOOTNOTES:FOOTNOTES: (continued 2)BY← Front matterISAAC DISRAELI. →