Edward Gibbon

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in Putney, England, The United Kingdom

April 27, 1737

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January 16, 1794

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Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The History is known principally for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open denigration of organized religion, though the extent of this is disputed by some critics.
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	The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, Daniel J. Boorstin (Introduction), Gian Battista Piranesi (Illustrations) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 4,979 ratings — published 1776 — 221 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I by Edward Gibbon, David P. Womersley 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 583 ratings — published 1776 — 61 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, vol. 1-3: Volumes 1, 2, 3 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 270 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire 3 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 1781 — 40 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, vol. 4-6: Volumes 4, 5, and 6 by Edward Gibbon, Hugh Trevor-Roper 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1994	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Christians and the Fall of Rome 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs of My Life by Edward Gibbon, Betty Radice (Editor) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1896 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols. 1-4 4.58 of 5 stars 4.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1995	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols. 5-8 4.61 of 5 stars 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1995	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire 4 of 6 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1788 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.”
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“In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.”
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“My early and invincible love of reading--I would not exchange for the treasures of India.”
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