"Gibbon" by James Cotter Morison
James Augustus Cotter Morison, was an English essayist and historian. However, in this book, he turns his attention to Edward Gibbon and crafts a biography of this important figure. Gibbon was an English historian, writer, and member of parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is an important historical text that accurately depicts the evolution of ancient Rome.