Originally posted by xoggoth
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Also I'm surprised my your gap in knowledge of Edward Gibbon , who wrote one of the finest pieces of English ever written. Edward Gibbon - Wikipedia
"In accuracy, thoroughness, lucidity, and comprehensive grasp of a vast subject, the 'History' is unsurpassable. It is the one English history which may be regarded as definitive...Whatever its shortcomings the book is artistically imposing as well as historically unimpeachable as a vast panorama of a great period."
I blame the cheap gin, spend a bit more for the good stuff! BTW the pictures of E Gibbon are an uncanny likeness
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