Gibbon and the 'watchmen of the Holy City': The Historian and His Reputation, 1776-1815 by David Womersley

Gibbon and the 'watchmen of the Holy City': The Historian and His Reputation, 1776-1815

David Womersley

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The subject of this book is the story of the conflict between Gibbon and those he mockingly dubbed the "Watchmen of the Holy City," and it explores the ramifications of an elusive aspect of authorship. By considering the sequence of interactions b...

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