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curious, bibliophily, cult fiction

Curiosa is most commonly used for books or other writings dealing with unusual, especially pornographic and erotic topics. It is derived from the term curious. In 1887 Alcide Bonneau collected a number of his essays and published them as Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue, it is said that the later bookselling category curiosa thanks its coinage to this collection. Before Bonneau, Isaac D'Israeli had published Curiosities of Literature (4 vols. 1791-1823; single vol. 1824), a collection of anecdotes about historical persons and events, unusual books, and the habits of book-collectors.

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 '''Curiosa''' is most commonly used for [[books]] or other writings dealing with [[unusual]], especially [[pornographic]] and [[erotic]] topics. It is derived from the term ''[[curious]]''.
-In [[1887]] [[Alcide Bonneau]] collected a number of his essays and published them as ''[[Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue]]'', it is said that the later bookselling category ''[[curiosa]]'' thanks its coinage to this collection.
+In [[1887]] [[Alcide Bonneau]] collected a number of his essays and published them as ''[[Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue]]'', it is said that the later bookselling category ''[[curiosa]]'' thanks its coinage to this collection. Before Bonneau,  [[Isaac D'Israeli]] had published [[Curiosities of Literature]] (4 vols. [[1791]]-[[1823]]; single vol. [[1824]]), a collection of [[anecdote]]s about historical persons and events, [[unusual]] books, and the habits of [[book-collector]]s.
-[[Curiosities of Literature]]
 == See also==
 * [[Jules Gay]], a publishers of curiosa