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Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) was an British historian and Person in Parliament known for his monumental series The Drop and Fall on the Roman Empire, which chronicled the dissipation of the Roman dynasties in a lofty, majestic style unique to its writer. Memoirs of My Life, posted posthumously in 1796, wholly unveils the character of the world's most significant historian completely candor and openness. We follow him from beginning, to his education at Oxford, to his amount of time in Switzerland where he fulfilled Voltaire and fell in love with a Swiss lady. We come with him on his trips through France and Lausanne, leading on to his eventual entrance in Rome, where he conceived of his epic Drop and Semester. Gibbon's Memoirs is a portrait of a abundant and profitable life and will be offering a compelling perception into a towering shape; it is essential listening for anyone interested in great literature.
