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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon, 1776

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Sally reads to Grandpa Gene: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon published the six volumes between 1776 and 1788. It is the book that made the fall of Rome a thing people argue about at dinner. Sally is a child reading it aloud, and she is already working on the lying part.

Sources: 12 Works of Literature That Were Featured on Mad Men, Mental Floss · The Mad Men Reading List, New York Public Library · The Ultimate Mad Men Reading List, Early Bird Books

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