Edward Gibbon

628 books • 21 series

Edward Gibbon was a member of the English parliament, a historian, and a writer. On May 8, 1737, he was born, and on January 16, 1794, he died. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, came out in six parts between 1776 and 1788. It is known for the quality and irony of its prose, the way it uses first-hand sources, and the way it criticizes organized religion in a polemical way. After getting sick in 1752, Gibbon went to Bath to get better. When he was 15, his father sent him to Oxford to study as a gentleman commoner at Magdalen College. But he didn't fit in well at college, and he later said that the 14 months he spent there were the "most useless and unprofitable" of his life. He lived in Lausanne for five years and read works by Hugo Grotius, Samuel von Pufendorf, John Locke, Pierre Bayle, and Blaise Pascal. He also traveled around Switzerland to study the constitutions of its cantons.
Jun 10, 2010
Cover of Mr. Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Abridged. ... Volume 1 of 2

Mr. Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Abridged. ... Volume 1 of 2

Jun 9, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the Third. the Second Edition. Volume 3 of 3

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the Third. the Second Edition. Volume 3 of 3

Jun 7, 2010
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History of Christianity

Jun 7, 2010
Cover of Histoire de La Dcadence Et de La Chute de L'Empire Romain, Volume 1

Histoire de La Dcadence Et de La Chute de L'Empire Romain, Volume 1

May 29, 2010
Cover of Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. in Six Volumes Octavo, Abridged in Two Volumes. ... Volume 1 of 6

Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. in Six Volumes Octavo, Abridged in Two Volumes. ... Volume 1 of 6

May 29, 2010
Cover of Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. in Six Volumes Octavo, Abridged in Two Volumes. ... Volume 2 of 6

Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. in Six Volumes Octavo, Abridged in Two Volumes. ... Volume 2 of 6

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 1 of 6

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 1 of 6

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 3 of 6

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 3 of 6

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 6 of 6

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 6 of 6

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 4 of 6

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 4 of 6

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 5 of 6

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 5 of 6

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 2 of 6

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. a New Edition. Volume 2 of 6

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire....; Volume the Second

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire....; Volume the Second

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. the Second Edition.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. the Second Edition.

May 29, 2010
Cover of The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; volume the second. The second edition.

The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; volume the second. The second edition.

May 29, 2010
Cover of The Particular and Inventory of Edward Gibbon, Esq; ...Together with the Abstract of the Same

The Particular and Inventory of Edward Gibbon, Esq; ...Together with the Abstract of the Same

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. Volume 1 of 1

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. Volume 1 of 1

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. a New Edition. Volume 1 of 1

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. a New Edition. Volume 1 of 1

May 29, 2010
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... Volume 4 of 12

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... Volume 5 of 12

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... Volume 5 of 12

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. the Third Edition.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. the Third Edition.

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... Volume 6 of 12

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... Volume 6 of 12

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.... a New Edition. Volume 1 of 3

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.... a New Edition. Volume 1 of 3

May 29, 2010
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.... a New Edition. Volume 2 of 3

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.... a New Edition. Volume 2 of 3