Project Gutenberg 2006-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 201 Morison, James Cotter 1832 1888 Morison, J. Cotter (James Cotter) Morison, James Augustus Cotter Gibbon English Men of Letters E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Gibbon" by James Cotter Morison is a historical biography written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the early life of Edward Gibbon, the celebrated historian best known for his work "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." It delves into Gibbon's upbringing, education, and formative experiences that shaped his character and intellect, providing an insightful look into the life of one of history's notable figures. The opening of the biography introduces Edward Gibbon, detailing his challenging childhood marked by illness and instability, alongside his family's complex dynamics and history. Gibbon's early education is highlighted as sporadic and tumultuous due to his health issues, yet it also hints at his emerging passion for historical study. The text describes his eventual recovery as he began to pursue more systematic education at Magdalen College, Oxford, amidst an environment that Gibbon himself would later criticize as lacking in intellectual rigor and discipline. As he navigates his formative years, the groundwork is laid for Gibbon's eventual emergence as a profound thinker and influential historian. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century Historians -- Great Britain -- Biography Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794 Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794. History of the decline and fall of the Roman empire Scholars -- Great Britain -- Biography Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. -- Historiography PR Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European 382556 2025-08-08T06:32:08.938056 text/html 385113 2006-07-17T15:16:26 text/html 230178 2025-08-08T06:32:15.290048 application/epub+zip 232878 2025-08-08T06:32:10.775075 application/epub+zip 221481 2025-08-08T06:32:09.637056 application/epub+zip 377718 2025-08-08T06:32:18.976016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343724 2025-08-08T06:32:14.544050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310822 2022-09-09T06:11:31.219110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359075 2025-08-08T06:32:08.467062 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358647 2006-07-17T15:09:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358696 2006-07-17T15:09:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21638 2025-08-08T06:32:19.105009 application/rdf+xml 9370 2025-08-08T06:32:10.143071 image/jpeg 2640 2025-08-08T06:32:09.894060 image/jpeg 140635 2006-07-17T15:09:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 158419 2006-07-17T15:16:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 140470 2006-07-17T15:09:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 214886 2025-08-08T06:32:08.970064 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia