This 1878 volume in the English Men of Letters series explores the life of Edward Gibbon, author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. According to a contemporary review by Mark Pattison in the Academy, ‘Future numbers of the series may imitate, they cannot surpass, the present specimen.’ A splendid perspective on the life of an intriguing man.
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James Augustus Cotter Morison (1832-1888) was an English historian whose essays were highly influenced by Mark Pattison and Carlyle. He is best known for his Life of St. Bernard (1863) and his two contributions to the English Men of Letters Series, Gibbon (1878) and Macaulay (1882).
Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 164 ● ISBN 9781411439078 ● Taille du fichier 0.3 MB ● Âge 99-17 ans ● Maison d’édition Barnes & Noble ● Publié 2011 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 5862777 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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