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.
Oct 1, 2015
Cover of The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq

The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq

Sep 20, 2015
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1

Apr 12, 2015
Cover of The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire, Volume VI

The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire, Volume VI

Apr 12, 2015
Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume II

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume II

Apr 12, 2015
Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume I

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume I

Apr 12, 2015
Cover of Private Letters of Edward Gibbon - Volume I

Private Letters of Edward Gibbon - Volume I

Feb 20, 2015
Cover of Decline and Fall - Scholar's Choice Edition

Decline and Fall - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 20, 2015
Cover of The Life and Letters of Edward Gibbon, with His History of the Crusades - Scholar's Choice Edition

The Life and Letters of Edward Gibbon, with His History of the Crusades - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 19, 2015
Cover of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Scholar's Choice Edition

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 19, 2015
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3 - Scholar's Choice Edition

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3 - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 17, 2015
Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II, Part B - Scholar's Choice Edition

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II, Part B - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 17, 2015
Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume I, Part a - Scholar's Choice Edition

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume I, Part a - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 17, 2015
Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume V - Scholar's Choice Edition

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume V - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 17, 2015
Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II, Part a - Scholar's Choice Edition

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II, Part a - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 17, 2015
Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume III - Scholar's Choice Edition

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume III - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 17, 2015
Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume I, Part B - Scholar's Choice Edition

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume I, Part B - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 17, 2015
Cover of The Life of Edward Gibbon - Scholar's Choice Edition

The Life of Edward Gibbon - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 8, 2015
Cover of An Abridgment of Mr. Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1 - Scholar's Choice Edition

An Abridgment of Mr. Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1 - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 8, 2015
Cover of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3 - Scholar's Choice Edition

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3 - Scholar's Choice Edition

Feb 8, 2015
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1 - Scholar's Choice Edition

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1 - Scholar's Choice Edition

May 18, 2014
Cover of Private Letters of Edward Gibbon

Private Letters of Edward Gibbon

Apr 17, 2014
Cover of Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire: Volume 1

Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire: Volume 1 (Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire 2 volume Set, Volume 1)

Apr 17, 2014
Cover of Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire 2 volume Set

Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire 2 volume Set

Mar 29, 2014
Cover of The Private Letters of Edward Gibbon 1753 to 1794 V1

The Private Letters of Edward Gibbon 1753 to 1794 V1