Memoirs of My Life and Writings Memoirs of My Life and Writings

Memoirs of My Life and Writings

Edward Gibbon

Publisher Description

Memoirs of my life and Writings (1796) is an account of the historian Edward Gibbon's life, compiled after his death by his friend Lord Sheffield from six fragmentary autobiographical works Gibbon wrote during his last years. Lord Sheffield's editing has been praised for its ingenuity and taste, but blamed for its unscholarly aggressiveness. Since 1896 several other editions of the work have appeared, more in accordance with modern standards. Gibbon's Memoirs are considered one of the first autobiographies in the modern sense of the word, and have a secure place in the canon of English literature.

GENRE
Biography
RELEASED
1794
16 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
220
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SIZE
129.7
KB

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