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  • Memoirs of My Life and Writings

  • By: Edward Gibbon
  • Narrated by: David Timson
  • Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Memoirs of My Life and Writings

By: Edward Gibbon
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Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament known for his monumental series The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire, which chronicled the dissipation of the Roman dynasties in a lofty, majestic style unique to its author. Memoirs of My Life, published posthumously in 1796, wholly unveils the character of the world’s greatest historian in full candor and openness. We follow him from birth, through to his education at Oxford, to his time in Switzerland where he met Voltaire and fell in love with a Swiss girl. We accompany him on his travels through France and Lausanne, leading on to his eventual arrival in Rome, where he conceived of his epic Decline and Fall. Gibbon’s Memoirs is a portrait of a rich and productive life and offers a compelling insight into a towering figure; it is essential listening for anyone interested in great literature.

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Gibbon’s final masterpiece.

A fine example of eighteenth century English prose. The style of anything is an improvement on that of his history. Every sentence has a rhythm akin to poetry which comes over very well when read aloud. A fascinating story of the life an upper class english literary gentleman of his time. A happy man - a sorry end: he could have lived longer.

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Evocative

What would I really have wanted to be? An C18th English gentleman of culture, perhaps with a small country parish and a good stipend. Timson lacks faith in his listener, and is always putting far too much emphasis into his reading, as though we are too stupid to get the point. For all that, it is a charming book from a vanished age.

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