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On the death of Edward Gibbon (1737-94), his unpublished papers
were left to his friend John Baker Holroyd, first earl of
Sheffield, who published them in two volumes in 1796. Gibbon had
written six manuscript accounts of his own life, and, according to
Sheffield, had always intended to publish his autobiography in his
lifetime. The memoir as edited by Sheffield begins with Gibbon's
family history, and taking in his education, travels, and career as
a historian, finishes with his anxiety over the future of Europe in
1788. Sheffield then continues the story until Gibbon's death
through his correspondence, providing a linking narrative, and
this, together with 210 other letters to and from Gibbon, takes up
Volume 1. His great work, The History of the Decline and Fall of
the Roman Empire, is also reissued (in the 1896-1900 edition by J.
B. Bury) in the Cambridge Library Collection.
On the death of Edward Gibbon (1737-94), his unpublished papers
were left to his friend John Baker Holroyd, first earl of
Sheffield, who published them in two volumes in 1796. Volume 2
contains abstracts from Gibbon's reading, with his reflections on
what he read, and extracts from his journal (sometimes in French,
with a parallel translation), short pieces on various aspects of
Roman history, an outline of his planned history of the world from
the ninth to the end of the fifteenth century, literary criticism,
a history of the House of Brunswick (ancestors of the Hanoverian
British royal family), and a riposte to a criticism of his own
great work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire, which is also reissued (in the 1896-1900 edition by J. B.
Bury) in the Cambridge Library Collection.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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++++ Miscellaneous Works: With Memoirs Of His Life And Writings,
Composed By Himself, Illustrated From His Letters. Historical And
Critical, Volume 3; Miscellaneous Works: With Memoirs Of His Life
And Writings, Composed By Himself, Illustrated From His Letters.
Historical And Critical; Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon, John Baker
Holroyd Murray, 1814 History; General; History / General
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Miscellaneous Works: With Memoirs Of His Life And Writings,
Composed By Himself, Illustrated From His Letters. Memoirs And
Letters, Volume 1; Miscellaneous Works: With Memoirs Of His Life
And Writings, Composed By Himself, Illustrated From His Letters.
Memoirs And Letters; Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon, John Baker
Holroyd Murray, 1814
Title: Miscellaneous works of E. G. ... With memoirs of his life
and writings; composed by himself; illustrated from his letters,
with occasional notes and narrative by John Holroyd] Lord
Sheffield.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The NOVELS OF THE
18th & 19th CENTURIES collection includes books from the
British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection includes
major and minor works from a period which saw the development and
triumph of the English novel. These classics were written for a
range of audiences and will engage any reading enthusiast. ++++The
below data was compiled from various identification fields in the
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British Library Gibbon, Edward; Holroyd, John Baker; 1796. 2 vol.;
4 . 1572/668.
Title: Miscellaneous works of E. G. ... With memoirs of his life
and writings; composed by himself; illustrated from his letters,
with occasional notes and narrative by John Holroyd] Lord
Sheffield.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The NOVELS OF THE
18th & 19th CENTURIES collection includes books from the
British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection includes
major and minor works from a period which saw the development and
triumph of the English novel. These classics were written for a
range of audiences and will engage any reading enthusiast. ++++The
below data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library Gibbon, Edward; Holroyd, John Baker; 1796. 2 vol.;
4 . 1572/668.
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