World Classics Library: The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781398873681)

Vendor: Edward Gibbon
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Format: Hardcover
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World Classics Library: The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire

$24.99

World Classics Library: The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire

$24.99
Format: Hardcover
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The original publication of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall was an exhaustive, six-volume account of a 'revolution which shall ever be remembered and is still felt by the nations of the earth'. Here, this celebrated work of historical scholarship has been abridged to a more digestible length, complete with scabrous and entertaining footnotes detailing the decadence that led to the fall of Rome.

This handsome hardback editions is gloriously illustrated by the illustrious Italian artist, Giovanni Battista Piranesi. These dramatic neoclassical etchings accompany the text, as well as the printed page edges and full-color endpapers of this edition.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The World Classics Library series gathers together the work of authors and philosophers whose ideas have stood the test of time. Perfect for bibliophiles, these gorgeous hardbacks with gold foil-embossed covers and printed edges are a wonderful addition to any bookshelf.

Author: Edward Gibbon
ISBN-10: 1398873683
ISBN-13: 9781398873681
Publisher: Sirius Entertainment
Language: English
Published: 11/24/2026
Pages: 928
Format: Hardcover
By Edward Gibbon
By Edward Gibbon
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A giant of Enlightenment literature, Edward Gibbon (1737-94) was born in Putney, a village then near London. He had six siblings, all of whom died in infancy. Gibbon attended Magdalen College, Oxford and was later a member of parliament in London. It was on the Grand Tour in 1763 when he first visited Rome and conceived the idea of a grand history centred on the Eternal City and its empire. It is one of the great historical masterpieces ever written.

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