D. M. Low (1890–1972)
Author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire {abridged by Low}
About the Author
Works by D. M. Low
Associated Works
History of the Decline and Fall of Roman Empire [complete] (1788) — Editor, some editions — 3,586 copies, 47 reviews
Gibbon's journal to January 28th, 1763 — Editor — 4 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Low, David Morriice
- Birthdate
- 1890
- Date of death
- 1972
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Education
- Westminster School, London, England, UK
University of Oxford (Oriel College) - Occupations
- lecturer (Kings College, London)
assistant master (Marlborough)
master (Westminster)
rector (Kelvinside Academy ∙ Glasgow)
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Reviews
Edward Gibbon by D. M. Low
The abridged version, edited by D. M. Low. Apparently the real thing is six volumes. I started to read this, certainly not for entertainment, but hoping to learn some history, I guess. This is not the book. It's a long-winded, disorganized, meandering discussion of various attributes of the Roman Empire. Every sentence is needlessly convoluted, which combined with the author's obvious assumption of an advanced knowledge of Roman history and literature (so maybe I'm just not the intended audience?) makes this book impossible to read, and the attempt was a complete waste of time.… (more)
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- Works
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- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 386
- Popularity
- #62,660
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 11
- Languages
- 2