Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)
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Edward Gibbon. Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)
INTRODUCTION BY THE EARL OF SHEFFIELD
EDITOR'S PREFACE
GIBBON'S CORRESPONDENCE. 1753-1794
1. To his Father
2. To his Aunt, Miss Catherine Porten.[1]
3. To his Father
4. To Miss Catherine Porten
5. To his Father
6. To his Father
7. To his Father
8. To his Father
9. To his Father
10. To his Aunt, Miss Hester Gibbon
11. To his Father
12. To his Stepmother
13. To his Father
14. To his Stepmother
15. To his Father
16. To his Father
17. To his Father
18. To his Stepmother
19. To his Stepmother
20. To his Father
21. To his Stepmother
22. To his Stepmother
23. To his Father
24. To his Stepmother
25. To his Father
26. To his Stepmother
27. To his Stepmother
28. To his Father
29. To his Father
30. To his Stepmother
31. To his Father
32. To his Stepmother
33. To his Father
34. To his Father
35. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.,[68]at Lausanne
36. To his Father
37. To his Stepmother
38. To his Father
39. To his Father
40. To his Father
41. To his Father
42. To his Stepmother
43. To his Father
44. To his Stepmother
45. To his Father
46. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq., at Berlin
47. To James Scott, Esq
48. To his Stepmother
49. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
50. To his Stepmother
51. To his Father
52. To his Stepmother
53. To James Scott, Esq.[121]
54. To his Father
55. To his Father
56. To his Father
57. To his Father
58. To his Stepmother
59. To his Stepmother
60. To his Father
61. To his Father
62. To his Father
63. To his Father
64. To his Father
65. To his Father
66. To his Stepmother
67. To his Father
68. To his Stepmother
69. To his Father
70. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
71. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
72. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
73. To his Stepmother
74. To his Stepmother
75. To his Stepmother
76. To his Stepmother
77. To his Stepmother
78. To his Stepmother
79. To his Stepmother
80. To his Stepmother
81. To James Scott, Esq
82. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
83. To James Scott, Esq
84. To James Scott, Esq
85. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
86. To his Stepmother
87. To his Stepmother
88. To his Stepmother
89. To James Scott, Esq
90. To his Stepmother
91. To his Stepmother
92. To his Aunt, Miss Hester Gibbon
93. To his Stepmother
94. To his Stepmother
95. To his Stepmother
96. To his Stepmother
97. To his Stepmother
98. To James Scott, Esq
99. To his Stepmother
100. To his Stepmother
101. To his Stepmother
102. To his Stepmother
103. To his Stepmother
104. To his Stepmother
105. To his Stepmother
106. To his Stepmother
107. To his Stepmother
108. To his Stepmother
109. To his Stepmother
110. To his Stepmother
111. To his Stepmother
112. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
113. To his Stepmother
114. To his Stepmother
115. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
116. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
117. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
118. To his Stepmother
119. To his Stepmother
120. To his Stepmother
121. To his Stepmother
122. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
123. To his Stepmother
124. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
125. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
126. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
127. To his Stepmother
128. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
129. To his Stepmother
130. To his Stepmother
131. To his Stepmother
132. To his Stepmother
133. To his Stepmother
134. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq.[171]
135. To his Stepmother
136. To his Stepmother
137. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
138. To his Stepmother
139. To James Scott, Esq
140. To his Stepmother
141. To Mrs. Holroyd, Sen
142. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
143. To James Scott, Esq
144. To his Stepmother
145. To his Stepmother
146. To his Stepmother
147. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
148. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
149. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
150. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
151. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
152. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
153. To his Stepmother
154. To his Stepmother
155. To his Stepmother
156. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
157. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
158. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
159. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
160. To his Stepmother
161. To his Stepmother
162. To his Stepmother
163. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
164. To his Stepmother
165. To his Stepmother
166. To his Stepmother
167. To his Stepmother
168. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
169. To his Stepmother
170. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
171. To his Stepmother
172. To his Stepmother
173. To his Stepmother
174. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq., at Edinburgh
175. To his Stepmother
176. To his Stepmother
177. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
178. To his Stepmother
179. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
180. To his Stepmother
181. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
182. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
183. To his Stepmother
184. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
185. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
186. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
187. To his Stepmother
188. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
189. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
190. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
191. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
192. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
193. To his Stepmother
194. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
195. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
196. To his Stepmother
197. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
198. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
199. To his Stepmother
200. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
201. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
202. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
203. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
2004. To his Stepmother
205. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
206. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
207. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
208. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
209. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
210. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
211. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
212. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
213. To his Stepmother
214. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
215. To his Stepmother
216. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
217. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
218. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
219. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
220. To his Stepmother
221. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
222. To his Stepmother
223. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
224. To his Stepmother
225. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
226. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
227. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
228. To his Stepmother
229. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
230. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
231. To Mrs. Holroyd
232. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
233. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
234. To his Stepmother
235. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
236. To his Stepmother
237. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
238. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
239. To his Stepmother
240. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
241. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
242. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
243. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
244. To his Stepmother
245. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
246. To his Stepmother
247. To his Stepmother
248. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
249. To his Stepmother
250. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
251. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
252. To his Stepmother
253. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
254. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
255. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
256. To his Stepmother
257. To Mrs. Holroyd
258. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
259. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
260. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
261. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
262. To his Stepmother
263. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
264. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
265. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
266. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
267. To his Stepmother
268. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
269. To his Stepmother
270. To his Stepmother
271. To his Stepmother
272. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
273. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
274. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
275. To his Stepmother
276. To his Stepmother
277. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
278. To his Stepmother
279. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
280. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
281. To his Stepmother
282. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
283. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
284. To his Stepmother
285. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
286. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
287. To his Stepmother
288. To his Stepmother
289. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
290. To his Stepmother
291. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
292. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
293. To M. Suard.[342]
294. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
295. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
296. To his Stepmother
297. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
298. To M. de Septchênes
299. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
300. To his Stepmother
301. To Mrs. Holroyd
302. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
303. To Mrs. Holroyd
304. To his Stepmother
305. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
306. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
307. To his Stepmother
308. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
309. To his Stepmother
310. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
311. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
312. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
313. To his Stepmother
314. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
315. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
316. To his Stepmother
317. To his Stepmother
318. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
319. To his Stepmother
320. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
321. To his Stepmother
322. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
323. To his Stepmother
324. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
325. To his Stepmother
326. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
327. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
328. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
329. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
330. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
331. To his Stepmother
332. To his Stepmother
333. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
334. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
335. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
336. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
337. To his Stepmother
338. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
339. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
340. To his Stepmother
341. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
342. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
343. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
344. To his Stepmother
345. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
346. To his Stepmother
347. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
348. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
349. To his Stepmother
350. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
351. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
352. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
353. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
354. To his Stepmother
355. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
356. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
357. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
358. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
359. To his Stepmother
360. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
361. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
362. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
363. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
364. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
365. To his Stepmother
366. To his Stepmother
367. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
368. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
369. To his Stepmother
370. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
371. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
372. To his Stepmother
373. To Mrs. Holroyd
374. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
375. To his Stepmother
376. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
377. To his Stepmother
378. To his Stepmother
379. To Colonel Holroyd
380. To Colonel Holroyd
381. To his Stepmother
382. To his Stepmother
383. To his Stepmother
384. To his Stepmother
385. To Colonel Holroyd, at Coventry
386. To Colonel J. B. Holroyd
387. To his Stepmother
388. To his Stepmother
389. To his Stepmother
390. To his Stepmother
391. To his Stepmother
392. To his Stepmother
393. To his Stepmother
394. To his Stepmother
395. To his Stepmother
396. To his Stepmother
397. To Colonel Holroyd
398. To his Stepmother
399. To his Stepmother
400. To Mr. Eliot
401. To Mrs. Holroyd
402. To his Stepmother
403. To Colonel Holroyd
404. To Mr. Eliot
405. To Colonel Holroyd
406. To his Stepmother
407. To Mrs. Holroyd(announcing that Colonel Holroyd was created Lord Sheffield[470])
408. To Colonel Holroyd
409. To his Stepmother
410. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
411. To J. B. Holroyd, Esq
412. To his Stepmother
413. To Lord Sheffield
414. To his Stepmother
415. To his Stepmother
416. To his Stepmother
417. To his Stepmother
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This collection of Gibbon's correspondence, extending as it does from 1753 to 1794, practically covers the whole of the historian's life, and contains his observations on society, literature, and politics during a period which includes such momentous events as the Seven Years' War, the War of American Independence, and the French Revolution.
By far the greater number of the letters now appear for the first time; but portions of the correspondence, marked in this edition with asterisks, were printed by Lord Sheffield shortly after Gibbon's death. These published portions were treated by the editor with great tact and more freedom. Lord Sheffield was giving to the world letters which discussed recent events and criticised living persons; it was, therefore, necessary for him to suppress some allusions and conceal many names. Jealous of his friend's literary reputation, he corrects errors in spelling or grammar, gives a dignified turn to the more homely phrases, and omits as trivial the petty details of domestic life. Sometimes, also, Lord Sheffield's editorial methods pass beyond the exercise of these more or less legitimate powers. In order to concentrate the interest of the correspondence, he culls a few lines from one letter, chooses a sentence from a second, extracts a passage from a third, and prints his patchwork as a genuine letter from Gibbon's own hand.
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One evening I went to see Mr. Gee, one of the English now here. I found him in his room, playing at Pharaon with some other gentlemen. I would have retired, but he desiring me to stay, I took a chair and sat down by the fire. I continued to look at the gamesters about half an hour, till one of them going away, Gee desired me to take his place, and I refused; but on his assuring me that I might punt as low as I would, at last complied, and soon lost about half a guinea; this vexed me, and I continued upon my word. The play warmed, and about three o'clock the next morning I found I had lost only forty guineas. Guess my situation (which I did not dare communicate to any one); such a loss, and an utter impossibility of paying it. I took the worst party I could. I demanded my revenge; they gave it me, and the second meeting was still worse than the first. It cost me 1760 francs, or 110 guineas.
Never have I felt a despair equal to that I had then. I was a great while hesitating upon the most violent parties. At last I resolved to go seek my money in England, not doubting to be able to raise that sum at London. I had not forgot that step would expose me to all the indignation of my father, but I shut my eyes on all those considerations, to reflect that it was my only resource to pay my debt and to disengage my word; in pursuance of this, I bought a horse, a watch, and some other things of Mr. Gee himself, payable with the rest in England, and set out proposing to sell those things to carry me on my journey. Was successful as far as Geneva, but there the difficulty I found to dispose of my horse having stopped me some days, Pavilliard, who had perceived my evasion, ran after me, and half entreaties, half force, brought me back to Lausanne with him.
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