Memoirs of My Life and Writings
- Reading level
- Fairly demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Historians
- Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #6031. Memoirs of My Life and Writings on Wikipedia.
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