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Title: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire By: Edward Gibbon, David Womersley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 848 Vendor: Penguin Classics Publication Date: 2001 | Dimensions: 0.00 X 0.00 X 0.00 (inches) Weight: 1 pound 4 ounces ISBN: 0140437649 ISBN-13: 9780140437645 Stock No: WW37649 |
In 1774, after the death of his father, Gibbon settled in London and was elected to Parliament where he sat for the next eight years, although he never once spoke in the Commons. He also took his place among the literary circles of London. The first volume of his famous History was published in 1776; it was highly praised for its learning and style but incurred some censure for its treatment of the early Christians. The second and third volumes appeared in 1781 and the final three, which were written in Lausanne, in 1788. He died while on a visit to his friend, Lord Sheffield, who posthumously edited Gibbon's autobiographical papers and published them in 1796.
David Womersley teaches at Jesus College, Oxford, and edited Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire for Penguin Classics.
David Womersley teaches at Jesus College, Oxford, and edited Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire for Penguin Classics.
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