The Complete Poems of John Milton. The Harvard Classics, Collector's Edition. Paradise Lost is a long poem written in the 1660s by the English poet John Milton. It retells the biblical story of Adam and Eve, and how they lost their perfect life in the Garden of Eden. By the time he wrote it, Milton was blind, so he composed it entirely in his head and dictated all twelve books aloud for others to write down. August feels like a month of reflection, of abundant nature and lush meadows that lead us back to ourselves, and gives us the quiet to sit with the most sacred of poems.
A hardcover Collector's Edition in fine condition. Richly decorated brown leatherette boards with gilt diamond lattice pattern, ornamental corner and centre pieces, and raised bands to the spine with gilt lettering. Gilt top edge to the text block. Pages are clean throughout. The Complete Poems of John Milton. The Harvard Classics, Collector's Edition. Grolier Enterprises Corp., Danbury, Connecticut, 1980. Edited with introductions and notes by Charles W. Eliot, LL.D., who served as president of Harvard University for forty years and compiled the celebrated fifty-volume Harvard Classics, with the conviction that careful reading of the series could provide a liberal education to anyone.
