Isaac DisraeliVerified

The second volume of an early 19th-century collection of essays and anecdotes on literature, history and customs. It opens with Charles I's journey to Spain to seek marriage to the Infanta and draws on several accounts of the episode.

The first volume of an early 19th-century collection of essays and anecdotes on literature, art and politics. It opens with libraries, collectors, and the gap between collecting books for show and for real curiosity.