The Book of Delight and Other Papers

The Book of Delight and Other Papers
Israel Abrahams, one of the most distinguished Jewish scholars of his generation (1858-1925)

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Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- PREFACE
-03- THE BOOK OF DELIGHT
-04- A VISIT TO HEBRON
-05- THE SOLACE OF BOOKS
-06- MEDIEVAL WAYFARING
-07- THE FOX'S HEART
-08- MARRIAGES ARE MADE IN HEAVEN
-09- HEBREW LOVE SONGS
-10- A HANDFUL OF CURIOSITIES
-11- CHAPTER I. GEORGE ELIOT AND SOLOMON MAIMON
-12- CHAPTER II. HOW MILTON PRONOUNCED HEBREW
-13- CHAPTER III. THE CAMBRIDGE PLATONISTS
-14- CHAPTER IV. THE ANGLO JEWISH YIDDISH LITERARY SOCIETY
-15- CHAPTER V. THE MYSTICS AND SAINTS OF INDIA
-16- CHAPTER VI. LOST PURIM JOYS
-17- CHAPTER VII. JEWS AND LETTERS
-18- CHAPTER VIII. THE SHAPE OF MATZOTH