Project Gutenberg 1991-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 3861 Milton, John 1608 1674 Paradise Lost Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost See also #26, which is from a substantially different print edition. #20 has 10 books, while #26 has 12 books. Judy Boss "Paradise Lost" by John Milton is an epic poem written during the early 17th century. The poem explores profound themes such as free will, redemption, and the nature of good and evil, primarily through the story of humanity's fall from grace. Central characters include Satan, whose rebellion against God leads to his downfall, and Adam and Eve, whose disobedience results in their expulsion from Eden. The opening of "Paradise Lost" sets the stage for the cosmic struggle between good and evil following Satan's rebellion against God. It begins with an invocation to the Muse, seeking divine inspiration to recount the story of mankind's "First Disobedience" and the subsequent consequences. We learn of Satan’s envy and fury after his expulsion from Heaven and his plans to corrupt God's newest creation, humanity. The poem establishes a tone of grandiosity and gravity, outlining the tragic foreshadowing of humanity's plight while emphasizing themes such as ambition, loss, and the delicate balance between free will and predestination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Fall of man -- Poetry Adam (Biblical figure) -- Poetry Eve (Biblical figure) -- Poetry Bible. Genesis -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry PR Text Poetry Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 557383 2025-08-01T03:35:38.328912 text/html 544569 2025-07-09T15:23:53 text/html 290188 2025-08-01T03:35:52.503796 application/epub+zip 289208 2025-08-01T03:35:41.667854 application/epub+zip 289209 2025-08-01T03:35:39.748867 application/epub+zip 508056 2025-08-01T03:35:57.835811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443530 2025-08-01T03:35:50.590863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418492 2022-09-01T03:38:10.173410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493643 2025-08-01T03:35:36.354898 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 462931 2025-07-09T15:23:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17570 2025-08-01T03:35:57.992794 application/rdf+xml 10092 2025-08-01T03:35:40.347858 image/jpeg 2874 2025-08-01T03:35:40.050864 image/jpeg 272176 2025-08-01T03:35:38.377907 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia