01671cam a22003253u 4500 6031 UtSlPG 20260610133147.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 DG Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794 Memoirs of My Life and Writings Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoirs_of_My_Life_and_Writings Release date is 2004-07-01 Produced by P. J. Riddick and David Widger "Memoirs of My Life and Writings" by Edward Gibbon is an autobiography compiled in 1796 from six fragmentary works written during his final years. This pioneering memoir traces Gibbon's journey from his disappointing Oxford education through his conversion to Catholicism, his time in Switzerland, and his service in the Hampshire militia. The narrative culminates in his famous moment of inspiration amid Rome's ancient ruins, where he conceived his monumental history of the Roman Empire's decline and fall, offering intimate glimpses into the making of a great historian. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Historians -- Great Britain -- Biography Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6031 48054 48054