Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks,DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780140437645Number of pages: 848Weight: 575 gDimensions: 198 x 130 x 40 mm
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