The Autobiographies Of Edward Gibbon

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...II Francois Arnaud (1721-1784) was for a time Abbot of Grandchamp: he was a man of consider able ability, but of no great industry, aud his works were mostly of a fugitive character. He wrote a Lettre tur la mutique au Comic de Caylut, and was jointly with M. Suard editor of VRittoire ancienne des peuples de VEurope par du Buat. % Charles Marie do la Condamine (1701-1774), traveller and mathematician; wrote Relation a" un voyage dant Vinlirieur de VAmerique meriaionale and JUistoire del Pyramides de Quito. Charles Pineau Du Clos (1704-1722) wrote a history of the reiirns of Louis XI., and Louis XIV. and XV.; a novel, Acajou et Zirphile, and Conside'rations tur let masurt. tt Jean Baptiste do la Curne do Ste. Palaye (1697-1781), author of Mimoires tur Vancienne Chevaleria and BUtoire det Troubadourt. Bougainville, Caperonnier,t de Guignes,j Suard,§ etc., without attempting to discriminate the shades of their characters, or the degrees of our connection. Alone, in a morning visit, I commonly found the wits and authors of Paris less vain, and more reasonable, than in the circles of their equals, with whom they mingle Jenn Pierre de Bougainville (1722-1763), brother of the famous traveller, was secretary of the Academic des Inscriptions, and author of Parallele de VExpedition TAlexandre dans les Indes aveo cette de Thamat Kouli-Khan. t Jean Cspperonnier (17161775) was professor of Greek, and afterwards librarian of the Bibliothcquo du Roi in Paris. He edited several classical authors, as well as Joinville's Histoire de St. Louit. X Joseph de Guignes (17211800), an Orientalist, and author of several learned works on the Huns, Turks, and Tartars: he was made a member of the Royal Society in 1752. § Jenn Baptiste Antoine Suard (1733-1817) was secret...