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Edward Gibbon

1737 - 1794
19 books

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Edward Gibbon (; 8 May 1737 – 16 January 1794) was a British essayist, historian and minor politician. His most important and influential work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, to critical and commercial success. It is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its polemical criticism of organised religion.

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Books by Edward Gibbon

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Cover of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

Byzantine Empire

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Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

Byzantine Empire

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Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

Byzantine Empire

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Cover of Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)

Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)

Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794

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Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

Byzantine Empire

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Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6

Byzantine Empire

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Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

Byzantine Empire

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Cover of Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)

Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)

Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794

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Cover of Memoirs of My Life and Writings

Memoirs of My Life and Writings

Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794

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Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6

Byzantine Empire

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