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.
Apr 23, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... a New Edition. of 6; Volume 4

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... a New Edition. of 6; Volume 4

Apr 23, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... a New Edition. of 6; Volume 1

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... a New Edition. of 6; Volume 1

Apr 23, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. the Fourth Edition. of 1; Volume 1

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

Apr 23, 2018
Cover of Histoire de la Décadence Et de la Chute de l'Empire Romain, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

Histoire de la Décadence Et de la Chute de l'Empire Romain, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

Apr 22, 2018
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The Beauties of Gibbon, Consisting of Selections from His Works (Classic Reprint)

Apr 22, 2018
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Mr. Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Abridged. ... of 2; Volume 1

Apr 22, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... of 6; Volume 1

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... of 6; Volume 1

Apr 22, 2018
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the Third. the Second Edition. of 3; Volume 3

Apr 22, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq. in Six Volumes. ... the Sixth Edition, Corrected and Enlarged by the Author. of 6; Volume 3

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq. in Six Volumes. ... the Sixth Edition, Corrected and Enlarged by the Author. of 6; Volume 3

Apr 22, 2018
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... of 6; Volume 2

Apr 22, 2018
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq. in Six Volumes. ... the Sixth Edition, Corrected and Enlarged by the Author. of 6; Volume 2

Apr 22, 2018
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. ... of 6; Volume 3

Apr 22, 2018
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 of 12 (Classic Reprint)

Apr 22, 2018
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... of 6; Volume 6

Apr 22, 2018
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq. ... of 6; Volume 4

Apr 22, 2018
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... of 6; Volume 5

Apr 22, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 of 12 (Classic Reprint)

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 of 12 (Classic Reprint)

Apr 22, 2018
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint)

Apr 21, 2018
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Apr 20, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; In Six Volumes. ... the Fifth Edition. of 6; Volume 6

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; In Six Volumes. ... the Fifth Edition. of 6; Volume 6

Apr 20, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; In Six Volumes. ... the Fifth Edition. of 6; Volume 5

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; In Six Volumes. ... the Fifth Edition. of 6; Volume 5

Apr 20, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; Volume the First. of 1; Volume 1

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

Apr 20, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; In Six Volumes. ... the Fifth Edition. of 6; Volume 4

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; In Six Volumes. ... the Fifth Edition. of 6; Volume 4

Apr 20, 2018
Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; In Six Volumes. ... the Fifth Edition. of 6; Volume 2

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon, Esq; In Six Volumes. ... the Fifth Edition. of 6; Volume 2