A Life of John Milton

A.N. Wilson’s sympathetic, readable and brilliantly analytical narrative places John Milton, the greatest poet of the seventeenth century, in the context of his political and religious ideas. ‘Warmly recommended for its intelligence and readability.’ The Times ‘Concise, balanced and wide-ranging, it deserves to become the standard life.’ London Magazine ‘The brightest and best short biography of Milton ever written.’ Punch