“letter from Mr. Hume overpaid the labour of ten years”
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Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon was a British essayist, historian and politician. His most important and influential work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, to critical and commercial success. It is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its polemical criticism of organised religion.
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politics · British essayist, historian and politician (1737–1794) · historian · politician · classical scholar · writer · also Edward Gibbon, Gibbon
Born 27 April 1737 · Died 16 January 1794 · Q161841
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2026· 4 entries
Newslaundry: Vikram’s Lar Gibbon video and TN Speaker’s anti-abortion speak
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The Indian Express: UPSC Key: Meta’s Addictive Design, Ebola Outbreak and Lar Gibbon
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The Hollywood Reporter India: Vikram’s Lar Gibbon Video Triggers Probe Into Animal’s Ownership and Transfer
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1953· 1 entry
Complete with his critique of what he considered the author's 'ludicrous self-complacency
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1794· 1 entry
Died 1794-01-16.
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1774· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of Parliament of Great Britain (1774–1784).
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1737· 1 entry
Born 1737-04-27.
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