O Hamlet, thou has cleft my heart in twain. And live the purer with the other half. 1789, 2 vols., 8vo, Gibbon's History. . . . Abridged (printed for G. Kearsley, Johnson's Head, Fleet St.); by J. Adams (B.M. Catalogue), or Rev. Charles Hereford (Lowndes, D.N.B., Allibone and Graesse). Possibly, "J. Adams" was the nom de guerre by which the anonymous and Reverend abridger was known to his publisher in his unorthodox undertaking, or, to use his own words, "the delicacy of his situation". "Much religious disquisition has been carefully rejected." Dublin, 1790, 2 vols., 8vo (printed, vol. i., by William Porter; vol. ii., by Robert Rhames; for H. Chamberlaine, P. Wogan and seven others). Matter apparently as in English abridgment. 1807, 2 vols., 8vo, Second edition (of London Abridgment). 1856, 8vo, abridged by William Smith, LL.D. (The Student's Gibbon), illustrated by one hundred engravings on wood (John Murray); and subsequent impressions. 1899-1901, 2 vols., 8vo, abridged by Sir W. Smith, revised edition by A. H. J. Greenidge and J. G. C. Anderson (John Murray). 1840, 12mo, The Beauties of Gibbon, selected from his works by A. Howard, portrait. 1869, post 8vo, History of the Crusades (chaps. 58-61 of the History), (Alexander Murray). 1869, post 8vo, Rise and Fall of the Saracen Empire (chaps. 50, 51, 52), (Alexander Murray). 1870, post 8vo, The Saracen Empire (chaps. 50, 51, 52), with Ockley's History (Alexander Murray). 1870, post 8vo, The Crusades (chaps. 58-61), with Siege of Rhodes and Scott's Essay on Chivalry (Alexander Murray). 1880, cr. 8vo, History of the Crusades (1095-1261), with Gibbon's Life and Letters (Chandos Library, Warne). Münster, 1881-2, 16mo, History of the first and fourth Crusades ; History of the heroes of Old Germany, Alaric, Odoacer, Theodoric the Great, Clovis and Alboin (Werke der Englischen Literatur. Ausgewählt und ausgestattet von Ant. Goebel). New York, 1883, 12mo, History of Christianity: all that relates to the progress of the Christian religion in the History .; with Life, preface and notes, illustrated (Peter Eckler). New York, 1896, Birth, character and doctrine of Mahomet (Peter Eckler). 1899, 8vo, History of the Crusades, with Life and Letters, verbatim reprint, with copious index by W. J. Day (C. Arthur Pearson). 1905, 8vo, Selections from Gibbon (The Arnold Prose Books). 1906, 8vo, The Age of the Antonines (chaps. i., ii., iii. of the History), edited by W. H. D. Rouse (Blackie's English Texts). 1907, 8vo, The Age of the Antonines, edited by J. H. Fowler (English Literature for Secondary Schools, Macmillan & Co.). 1910, Narratives from the History of the Decline and . . selected and edited by J. H. Fowler (English Literature for Secondary Schools, Macmillan & Co.). TRANSLATIONS OF THE HISTORY Paris, 1777-95, 18 vols., 8vo, Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire Romain, traduite de l'Anglois (sic) par M. Le Clerc de Sept-Chênes; continuée par MM. Démeunier et Boulard, finie par MM. Cantwel et Marinié, et revue quant aux derniers volumes par M. Boulard (Moutard et Maradan). "The first volume had been feebly though faithfully translated by M. VOL. VII.-23 Le Clerc de Septchênes" (Murray, p. 339 note); or, according to Brunet, Quérard (Les Supercheries Littéraires), and Sainte-Beuve (Causeries, viii. p. 454), by Louis XVI., at least in part. But see the letters to and from Septchênes (Prothero, i. p. 296, and Misc. Works, ii. p. 190). Paris, 1790-2, 12 vols., 12mo, Histoire. edition. par M. de Sept-Chênes, nouvelle Graesse says that "la première version p. Mokarky" (sic), i.e. the two editions just mentioned, "est moins complète" than the Guizot edn. of 1812. Paris, 1812, 13 vols., 8vo, Histoire . . . trad. par Le Clerc de Sept-Chênes, nouvelle edition, revue et corrigée [par Mme Guizot], précédée d'une lettre sur la vie et le caractère de Gibbon par Suard, et accompagnée de notes par M. Guizot (Maradan). Paris, 1819, 13 vols., 8vo (Lefèvre). Paris, 1828-9, 13 vols., 8vo, accompagnée de notes par F. Guizot, relatives pour la plupart à l'histoire de la propagation du Christianisme (Ledentu). Paris, 1835-6, 2 vols., royal 8vo, avec une notice par J. A. C. Buchon (A. Desrez, rue Saint-Georges). Paris, 1843, 2 vols., 8vo, avec une introduction par J. A. C. Buchon (Société du Panthéon Littéraire, Hennuyer et Turpin, 20 fr.). Abridgments and Extracts in French Paris, 1804, 3 vols., 8vo, Histoire de la décadence . . . abrégée et réduite à ce qu'elle contient d'essentiel et d'utile par Adam[s], et traduite de l'Anglais par P. C. Briand. Paris, 1810, 10 vols., 18mo, Histoire de l'empire Romain jusqu'à la prise de Constantinople par les Turcs, précédée d'une Introduction par Meiners; trad. de l'angl. par J. B. J. Breton (Bibliothèque historique, à l'usage des jeunes gens, 12 fr.). Paris, 1821, 8vo, Aperçus historiques sur le droit romain par Gibbon, avec les Aperçus sur l'origine du droit français par Fleury; recueil à l'usage des élèves du cours de l'histoire du droit romain et du droit français (Gillet et Mlle. Leloir, 4 fr.). Liége, 1821, 8vo, Précis de l'histoire du droit romain, traduction adoptée par M. Guizot, rev. et rectifiée par Warkonning [sic Quérard; Warnkoenig ?] (P. J. Collardin, 3 fr.). GERMAN Leipzig, 1779 et seq., 19 parts, 8vo, Geschichte des Verfalls und Untergangs des Römischen Reichs, aus d. Engl. übersetzt mit Anmerkungen von Fr. Aug. W. Wenck [first vol. only], Schreiter, Beck, und Müller. "I wish it were in my power to read the German, which is praised by the best Judges" (Murray, p. 339). Magdeburg and Vienna, 1788-92, 16 vols., large 8vo, Geschichte der Abnahme und des Falls des Römischen Reichs aus d. Engl. übersetzt (von Chr. Wlh. v. Riemberg), sammt d. einleit. u. Register. Mit 3 Karten. Frankfort and Leipzig, 1800-3, 13 vols., large 8vo, Geschichte des Verfalls.. von Fr. A. Wenck. aus d. Engl., Frankfort, 1800, 12 vols., small 8vo, Geschichte des Verfalls mit Anmerkungen und Abhandlungen von Fr. A. Wenck. Leipzig, 1805-7, 19 vols., 8vo, Geschichte des Verfalls (Wenck, etc.), new issue of 1779 edition (Hinrichs). Leipzig, 1885-7, 1 vol. (12 parts), 4to, with portrait, Geschichte des ehemaligen Sinkens und endlichen Untergangs des römischen Weltreichs, nebst biograph. Skizze über den Verfasser von Joh. Sporschil. Leipzig, 1837-41, 12 vols., 16mo, the same, neue Taschenausgabe. Leipzig, 1842-4, 12 vols., 8vo, the same, second octavo edition. With portrait. Leipzig, 1861-3, 12 vols., same, fourth edition. Abridgments and Selections in German Lüneburg, 1787, 8vo, Leben Attilas, Königs der Hunnen, aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Hamburg, 1788, 8vo, Ausbreitung d. Christenthums aus natürl. Ursachen, aus d. Engl. (Matthiessen). Göttingen, 1790, 8vo, Histor. Uebersicht d. Röm. Rechts, aus d. Engl. mit Anmerkungen von G. Hugo. Reissued 1839. Berlin, 1790, 3 vols., 8vo, Geschichte d. Verfalls u. Unterg. d. Röm. Reichs, im Auszüge, von G. K. F. Seidel (Voss). Dessau, 1797, 8vo, Bekehrung d. Kaiser Constantin d. Grossen, aus d. Engl. = ITALIAN Lausanne [ Florence?], 1779, 3 vols., 8vo, Istoria . . . tradotta dal Francese del Signore Le Clerc de Sept-chênes. Apparently discontinued after the sixteenth chapter; Oettinger says "15 Bände," but Graesse says "non terminée". Spedalieri (Confutazione, 1798) mentions two Italian translations, but does not say if complete. Pisa, 1779-86, vols. 1-9, 8vo, Istoria della decadenza e rovina dell' Impero Romano tradotta dall' Inglese di Edoardo Gibbon. (Vols. 1-3, Per Carlo Ginesi, Con Licenza de' Superiori; Vols. 4-8, Presso Jacopo Grazioli, Con Licenza de' Superiori; vol. 9, Presso Luigi Raffaelli, Con Approvazione.) This translation was planned by Monsignor Angelo Fabroni, at his own expense; ten vols. (chaps. 1-43) were translated, the first by Gonnella, the others by Professor Foggi. Fabroni's co-operation was disapproved at Rome; the tenth volume (chaps. 39-43), though printed, was not published and was afterwards destroyed; and after Fabroni's death the other nine were, except 200 copies, sold for waste paper. See Bertocci, Repertorio Bibliografico (1880) and the preface to Bertolotti's translation, infra; also the leaflet inserted in the British Museum copy. "The superior merit of the Interpreter, or his language, inclines me to prefer the Italian version" (Murray, p. 339). "The critical Essay at the end of the iiid Volume was furnished by the Abbate Nicola Spedalieri. The vth and viith Volumes are armed with five letters from an anonymous Divine" (ibid. p. 322). Gibbon's own copy is in the British Museum, with his book-plate in the first volume. This translation appears, as professed, to be made from the English original (first edition, except in one sentence at beginning of chap. i.). Milan, 1820-4, 13 vols., 8vo, with copious index, brief Life of Gibbon, and a compendium of Spedalieri's confutation, Storia della decadenza e rovina dell' Impero Romano di Edoardo Gibbon. Traduzione dall' Inglese [by Davide Bertolotti]. It is translated from the 8vo London edition of 1791, and dedicated by the publisher, Nicolò Bettoni, to Lady Fanny Harvey. The first half is founded on the Pisa translation, which is severely criticised, revised "parola per parola " (Biblioteca Storica di tutte le nazioni, 20 lire). Lugano, 1841, 3 vols., 4to, Storia della decadenza. ... Abridgments in Italian Bastia, 1835, with map, Storia . . . compendiata da Fran. Inghirami. Florence, 1875, 16mo, with map, Storia . [to the middle of the Twelfth Century] compendiata ad uso delle scuole da Gugl. Smith (Barbèra, 4 lire). Fifth edition in 1884. SPANISH Barcelona, 1847-8, 8 vols., 8vo, Histria [sic, Graesse] de la decadencia del Imperio Rom. trad. del ingles con notas p. J. Mor. de Fuentes (130 rs. de la cortina). RUSSIAN Moscow, 1883-6, Исторія упалка и разрушенія Римской Имперіи HUNGARIAN (chapters 1-38) Pest, 1868-9, A Római Birodalon hanyatlásának és bukásának története POLISH (chapter 44) Cracow, 1830, E. Gibbona rys historyczny Prawa Rzymskiego. Przetozyl z Angielskiego i uwagami G. Hugona powiększyl J. H. S. Rzesińki. 8vo. Reissued 1844. GREEK (chapter 44) Athens, 1840, Ε. Γιββωνος Ιστορίας της Παρακμης και πτωσεως του ρωμαϊκου κρατου κεφαλαιον μδ., περιεχον την ιστορίαν του ρωμαικου δικαιου. Οι προσετέθησαν ας σημειώσεις του Ούγωνος, Βαρνκοινιγου και τινες των μεταφραστων ̓Α. Ερτσογ και Π. Παππαρρηγοπουλου, 870. CZECH (chapter 44) Prague, 1880, E. Gibbon: o Právu Římském. Z anglického jazyka přeložil J. Váňa, 8vo (Anglo-Slavonic Library, Part 3: Anglicko-slovanská Knihovna zábavy i poučení). GIBBON'S MINOR WORKS ESSAI SUR L'ETUDE DE LA LITTÉRATURE London, 1761, [" I received the first copy (June the 23rd) at Alresford" (Murray, p. 170)], Essai | sur | l'Etude | de la | Littérature |, chez T. Becket et P. A. de Hondt," in a small Volume in duodecimo," "the primitive value of half & crown ". Errata, p. ii; "To Edward Gibbon, Esq.," by "E. Gibbon, Junior" (in English, dated May 28th, 1761), pp. iii-vii; "Avis au Lecteur, Le 26 Avril [16 Avril in Misc. Works], 1761," pp. ix-xiii; “A. L'Auteur" signed "M. Maty," xv-xxxii; Essai, pp. 1-159. Begun, March 8, 1758; resumed July 11; continued February 11, 1759; revised April 23, 1761. [A copy with inscription: "To Mrs. Jolliffe from the Author," was sold in March, 1912, for £3 12s. 6d.] The Essai is reprinted in Misc. Works, iv. pp. 1-93, "with corrections and additions from an interleaved copy" (Misc. Works, i. p. xix)-apparently all in the notes: e.g. pp. 30, 34, 54. London and Paris, 1762, Essai . . . 12mo (Duchesne). [Recorded by Quérard, La France Littéraire.] [Genève ?] 1762, small 8vo, paper cover, Essai ... suivant la Copie, à Londres : chez T. Becket and P. A. de Hondt, s.1. [Priced in a recent catalogue at £5 58., May, 1911.] Errata corrected and two indexes added. "The next year (1762) a new Edition (I believe at Geneva) extended the fame, or at least the circulation, of the work" (Murray, p. 171). It is possible that these two 1762 editions are the same, and that Gibbon was mistaken. London, 1764, 8vo, An essay on the study of literature, written originally in French now first translated into English (T. Becket and P. A. de Hondt, 28.); also a large paper edition, 4s. "The author might have wept over the blunders and the baldness of the English translation" (Murray, p. 171). [Apparently translated by Becket: “his translation," Misc. Works, i. p. 157 note; Murray, p. 256.] There is another translation, " an entirely new one," in "The Miscellaneous Works" of 1837. Dublin, 1777, 12mo, An essay "The publication of my History revived the memory. I refused the permission of reprinting it: the public curiosity was imperfectly satisfied by a pyrated copy of the booksellers of Dublin " (Murray, p. 171). Translations (German) of the Essai Hamburg, 1792, 8vo, Versuch über d. Studium d. Literatur; aus d. Französ. von Eschenburg. Leipzig, 1794, mit neuem Titel. MÉMOIRES LITTÉRAIRES London, 1768, 12mo, Mémoires Littéraires de la Grande Bretagne pour l'an 1767 (Londres: Chez T. Becket et P. A. de Hondt, dans le Strand). Deyverdun was apparently the responsible editor (Read, ii. pp. 380-3). For plan and contents, see Misc. Works, ii. pp. 68-71. London, 1769, 12mo, Mémoires Littéraires pour l'an 1768 (Chez C. Heydinger dans Grafton St., Soho; Et se vend chez P. Elmsley, vis-à-vis Southampton Street dans le Strand). [Both of these are now in the British Museum. The two vols., in one, have been recently catalogued at nine guineas and again at twelve.] One article, "Doutes Historiques par M. Horace Walpole," by Gibbon, with supplementary "réflexions" by Hume, is reprinted in Misc. Works, iii. pp. 331-49. CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS 1770, 8vo, Critical Observations on the Sixth Book of the Aeneid: "were sent, without my name, to the press"; "my first English publication ” (Murray, p. 282). 1794, 8vo, Critical Observations. Reprinted in Misc. Works, iv. pp. 467-514. A VINDICATION, ETC. 1779, January 14th [Walpole's Letters, edn. Toynbee, x. p. 363]. A | Vindication Of Some Passages | In The Fifteenth And Sixteenth Chapters | Of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By the Author. "in octavo-for I would not print it in quarto, lest it should be bound and preserved with the History itself " (Murray, p. 316). Pp. 1-158; Errata (Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell In The Strand). 1779 ("we have a second edition in the press," February 6th, Prothero, i. p. 357), 8vo. A Vindication . . . "Bentinck St., February 3, 1779 ". ་. The same number of pages as first edition, but on larger and better paper; fully revised: some passages (e.g. at the end about A Gentleman) which formed a Postscript" in 1st edn., are now incorporated and a few passages added. In Misc. Works, iv. pp. 515-648, Sheffield follows 2nd edn. as a rule, but reinserts a compliment to Bishop Lowth, omitted in 2nd edn. of Vindication. Dublin, 1779, 8vo. A Vindication. . MÉMOIRE JUSTIFICATIF 1779, May, small 4to of 32 pages [without name of author or place], | Mémoire Justificatif pour servir de Réponse à | L'Exposé &c. | de la Cour de France MDCCLXXIX. The "Exposé" referred to was a pamphlet entitled: " Exposé des motifs de la conduite du Roi de France relativement à l'Angleterre ". G.'s Mémoire |