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  • The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1 | [Edward Gibbon]
    The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1
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    The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

    • UNABRIDGED (41 hrs and 6 mins)
    • By Edward Gibbon
    • Narrated By Bernard Mayes
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    Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its epic scope. Remarkably accurate for its day, Gibbon's treatise holds a high place in the history of literature and remains an enduring subject of study.

    Gibbon's monumental work traces the history of more than 13 centuries, covering the great events as well as the general historical progression. This first volume covers A.D. 180 to A.D. 395, which includes the establishment of Christianity and the Crusades.

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    I can't see how anyone can complain about having such a great work, in it's entirety, in audio format. Personally, I would never have the time or drive to tackle it in text, but now I can turn it on each evening as I lay in bed and rest my eyes while some of the greatest events of mankind are narrated to me. As for the narrator, I don't understand the complaints others have lodge about him (I fear they have been spoiled by the quality of newer books). No, it's not hi-def quality, but it is by no means unpleasant to listen to the narrator. He has a slight British accent, a proper grasp of the material and the pronunciations of the ancient words, and ads emphasis and inflections to the prose. The somewhat antiquated quality of the narration makes it feel as if Gibbon himself is reading tale. This book is nothing short of a gift.

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