These ten essays by the distinguished Milton scholar Edward Le Comte examines the various themes, context and structure of Milton’s poetry and prose, including particular focus on both Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained.

Tells the story of a poor orphan's adventures in the criminal underworld of mid-nineteenth-century London. Introduction by Michael Slater "From the Hardcover edition.

This is the first biography of a defiant teen-ager of 350 years ago who has to be called remarkable (whatever else she is called!), and to whose story Professor Le Comte brings both wit and sympathy, a novelist's interest in psychology, a ...

With the three works included in this volume--Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, and Lycidas--Milton placed himself next to Shakespeare, Dante, and Homer as one of the greatest literary genius in history.

A shoemaker and his wife being photographed for their wedding anniversary keep adding items to the picture despite the photographer's admonition that "Simple pictures are best."