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by Edward Gibbon (Author)
Memoirs of My Life and Writings is a book written by Edward Gibbon, a renowned English historian and member of parliament. The book is an autobiographical account of Gibbon's life, from his childhood and education to his career as a writer and historian. Gibbon's most famous work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is discussed at length in the book, as he shares his inspiration for the work and the challenges he faced while writing it. The book also includes Gibbon's reflections on various aspects of his life, including his relationships with family and friends, his travels throughout Europe, and his political views. Throughout the memoir, Gibbon provides insight into his writing process and the intellectual and cultural climate of his time. Memoirs of My Life and Writings is a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of the most important historians of the 18th century. It is a must-read for anyone interested in history, literature, or the life of one of England's greatest thinkers.My indiscriminate appetite subsided by degrees in the historic line: and since philosophy has exploded all innate ideas and natural propensities, I must ascribe this choice to the assiduous perusal of the Universal History, as the octavo volumes successively appeared. This unequal work, and a treatise of Hearne, the Ductor historicus, referred and introduced me to the Greek and Roman historians, to as many at least as were accessible to an English reader. All that I could find were greedily devoured, from Littlebury's lame Herodotus, and Spelman's valuable Xenophon, to the pompous folios of Gordon's Tacitus, and a ragged Procopius of the beginning of the last century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
