Isaac Disraeli - London, England, UK
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This plaque is located at #6 Bloomsbury Square in London.
Waymark Code: WMDBV5
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/21/2011
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Not far from the British Museum, this marker reads:
"Isaac Disraeli
Author
lived here.
Born Died
1766 1848"
Isaac Disraeli was the father of future Prime Minsiter Benjmin Disraeli.
Wikipedia (
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He penned a handful of English adaptations of traditional tales from the Middle East, wrote a few historical biographies, and published a number of poems. His most popular work was a collection of essays entitled Curiosities of Literature. The work contained a myriad of anecdotes about historical persons and events, unusual books, and the habits of book-collectors. The work was very popular and sold widely in the 19th century, going through many editions[citation needed]. It is still in print. His book The Life and Reign of Charles I (1828) resulted in his being awarded the degree of D.C.L. from Oxford University.
In 1841 he became blind and, though he underwent an operation, his sight was not restored. He continued writing with his daughter as his amanuensis. In this way he produced Amenities of Literature (1841) and completed the revision of his work on Charles I. He died of influenza at age 81, at his home, Bradenham House, in Buckinghamshire, less than a year after the death of his wife in the spring of 1847.
Major works:
Curiosities of Literature (5 vols. [1791–1823]; 3 vols. [1824])
A Dissertation on Anecdotes [1793]
An Essay on the Literary Character [1795]
Miscellanies; or, Literary Recreations [1796]
Romances [1799]
Amenities of Literature [1841]
Calamities of Authors [1812-3]
Quarrels of Authors [1814]"