The first three volumes of Gibbon's DECLINE AND FALL (the western empire) were published by Everyman in 1993. Volumes 4-6 complete the set which is now available for the first time in many years. This year is the bicentenary of Gibbon's death, which has been widely noticed in the press, but even after two hundred years his book is still an authoritative work on Roman history. What is more, it remains wonderfully readable: witty, elegant and intriguing, full of the author's own personality. The six-volume Everyman edition - the only complete one now available-prints the entire text of the book with all Gibbon's own notes, later editorial commentaries, maps, tables, descriptive tables of contents, indices, appendices and two magisterial essays on the author and his work by Hugh Trevor-Roper.

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Everyman's Library Classics) (v. 1-3)

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 4 to 6 (of six)

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: (Without special title)

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 3 (of six)

Decline and fall of the Roman Empire [Christmas Summary Classics]

The decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Volume 2

Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper

Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794, author; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., publisher

Edward Gibbon; Hugh R. Trevor-Roper

Gibbon, Edward, Trevor-Roper, Hugh

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Everyman's library, New York, New York, 1993

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Everyman's library, 95, London, cop. 1993

United States, United States of America

Volumes 1-3, Slipcased, 1993

October 26, 1993

Box, PT, 1994

New Ed, 1993

Aug 31, 1993

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source title: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Everyman's Library Classics) (v. 1-3)

The literature of Europe offers no substitute for "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." It has obtained undisputed possession, as rightful occupant, of the vast period which it comprehends. The inherent interest of the subject, the inexhaustible labor employed upon it; the immense condensation of matter; the luminous arrangement; the general accuracy; the style, which, however monotonous from its uniform stateliness, and sometimes wearisome from its elaborate air., is throughout vigorous, animated, often picturesque always commands attention, always conveys its meaning with emphatic energy, describes with singular breadth and fidelity, and generalizes with unrivalled felicity of expression; all these high qualifications have secured its permanent place in historic literature. The gradual decline of the most extraordinary dominion which has ever invaded and oppressed the world; the fall of that immense empire, erected on the ruins of so many kingdoms, republics, and states both barbarous and civilized; and forming in its turn, by its dismemberment, a multitude of states, republics, and kingdoms; the annihilation of the religion of Greece and Rome; the birth and the progress of the two new religions which have shared the most beautiful regions of the earth; the decrepitude of the ancient world, the spectacle of its expiring glory and degenerate manners; the infancy of the modern world, the picture of its first progress, of the new direction given to the mind and character of man–such a subject must necessarily fix the attention and excite the interest of men, who cannot behold with indifference those memorable epochs, during which, in the fine language of Corneille– 'Un grand destin commence, un grand destin s'acheve.' goodreads.com

Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century a.d. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely considered the greatest work of history ever written. This abridgment retains the full scope of the original, but in a compass equivalent to a long novel. Casual readers now have access to the full sweep of Gibbon's narrative, while instructors and students have a volume that can be read in a single term. This unique edition emphasizes elements ignored in all other abridgments--in particular the role of religion in the empire and the rise of Islam.From the Trade Paperback edition.

6 volumes ; 22 cm
Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks
Includes bibliographical references and index
v. 1. Chapters I-XV -- v. 2. Chapters XVI-XXV -- v. 3. Chapters XXVI-XXXVI -- v. 4. Chapters XXXVII-XLVI -- v. 5. Chapters XLVII-LVI -- v. 6. Chapters LVII-LXXI
"This is a Borzoi Book"

Easily the most celebrated historical work in English, Gibbon's account of the Roman empire was in its time a landmark in classical and historical scholarship and remains a remarkable fresh and powerful contribution to the interpretation of Roman history more than two hundred years after its first appearance.

IN the second century of the Christian era, the Empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilised portion of mankind.

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Edward Gibbon ; With An Introduction By Hugh Trevor-roper. Originally Published: 1910. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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