Gibbon (Paperback)

1. Gibbon's early life up to the time of his leaving Oxford; 2. At Lausanne; 3. In the militia; 4. The Italian journey; 5. Literary schemes. The history of Switzerland. Dissertation on the sixth Aeneid. Father's death. Settlement in London; 6. Life in London. Parliament. The Board of Trade. The Decline and Fall. Migration to Lausanne; 7. The first three volumes of The Decline and Fall; 8. The last ten years of his life at Lausanne; 9. The last three volumes of The Decline and Fall; 10. Last illness. Death. Conclusion.