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, 2013
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Romas Empire - Primary Source Edition

Sep 30, 2013
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Primary Source Edition

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Primary Source Edition

Sep 13, 2013
Cover of Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon,

Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon,

Sep 12, 2013
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 7; Complete in Eight Volumes

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 7; Complete in Eight Volumes

Sep 12, 2013
Cover of The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon; With Memoirs of His Life and Writings Volume 1

The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon; With Memoirs of His Life and Writings Volume 1

Jun 28, 2013
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Complete

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Complete

Apr 17, 2013
Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Complete Edition

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Complete Edition

Feb 22, 2013
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Theautobiographies of Edward Gibbon

Feb 14, 2013
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 7 Volume Set (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)

Jan 30, 2013
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Histoire de La Decadence Et de La Chute de L'Empire Romain (6 )

Jan 24, 2013
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Histoire de La Decadence Et La Chute de L'Empire Romain (2)

Jan 23, 2013
Cover of The Miscellaneous; Works of Edward Gibbon with Memoirs of His Life and Writings

The Miscellaneous; Works of Edward Gibbon with Memoirs of His Life and Writings

Jan 16, 2013
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; Notes to the Six First Volumes Volume 13

Jan 1, 2013
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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: The Modern Library Collection (Complete and Unabridged)

Jan 1, 2013
Cover of Histoire de La Decadence Et La Chute de L'Empire Romain (1)

Histoire de La Decadence Et La Chute de L'Empire Romain (1)

Oct 14, 2012
Cover of Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq; With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, (3)

Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq; With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, (3)

Oct 14, 2012
Cover of Miscellaneous Works of Edw. Gibbon; With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed by Himself (1)

Miscellaneous Works of Edw. Gibbon; With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed by Himself (1)

Oct 12, 2012
Cover of Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Repr. with the Omission of All Passages of an Irreligious or Immoral Tendency, by T. Bow

Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Repr. with the Omission of All Passages of an Irreligious or Immoral Tendency, by T. Bow

Oct 1, 2012
Cover of Histoire de La Decadence Et de La Chute de L'Empire Romain (7)

Histoire de La Decadence Et de La Chute de L'Empire Romain (7)

Oct 1, 2012
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Histoire de La Decadence Et de La Chute de L'Empire Romain (13)

Oct 1, 2012
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Histoire de La Decadence Et de La Chute de L'Empire Romain (1)

Oct 1, 2012
Cover of Memoires de Gibbon; Suivis de Quelques Ouvrages Posthumes Et de Quelques Lettres Du Meme Auteur (1)

Memoires de Gibbon; Suivis de Quelques Ouvrages Posthumes Et de Quelques Lettres Du Meme Auteur (1)

Oct 1, 2012
Cover of Histoire de La Decadence Et de La Chute de L'Empire Romain (14)

Histoire de La Decadence Et de La Chute de L'Empire Romain (14)

Oct 1, 2012
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume N . 5