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The John Milton Library

The John Milton Library

By: John Milton
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Enter a realm where verse ascends and thought contends with eternity. The John Milton Library gathers the great works of England’s sovereign poet and sets them forth in living voice - unabridged, unhurried, and aflame with the music of epic song. Here, the fallen archangel speaks, Eden blooms and breaks, and the long struggle between light and shadow unfolds in measured lines. Let the ear become the eye. In these readings, paradise is lost and sought again, liberty wrestles with power, and the human soul stands poised between ruin and redemption. Wander through celestial courts or the silent chambers of inward vision, dwell within Milton’s vast imagination and inhabit his poetry.Public domain
Episodes
  • Paradise Regain'd The Second Book

    Paradise Regain'd The Second Book
    Jun 30 2026
    In which the disciples and Mary grapple with uncertainty and patient hope after the sudden absence of the Messiah, whilst the Son of God, fasting in the desert, contemplates his mission and withstands the Tempter’s subtle and cunning offers of earthly sustenance and power. The discourse unfolds with a sober meditation on virtue, riches, and true kingship, distinguishing inner sovereignty from outward rule, in a manner befitting the high and solemn strain of divine deliberation.
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    28 mins
  • Paradise Regain'd The First Book

    Paradise Regain'd The First Book
    Jun 26 2026
    In which the Son of God, newly baptised and revealed by heavenly witness, is led by the Spirit into the desert wilderness, there to meditate deeply upon his divine mission and to confront the subtle adversary freshly roused to oppose him. The scene is set with solemn discourse between the celestial powers and their infernal foes, unveiling the stakes of this spiritual conflict amidst the silent and shadowed solitude of the desert’s vast expanse.
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    28 mins
  • Paradise Lost Book 12

    Paradise Lost Book 12
    Jun 22 2026
    In which the Archangel Michael reveals to Adam the unfolding history of mankind from the Flood onwards, proclaiming the divine promises of a Redeemer and the trials of nations under law and grace. With hearts both burdened and reassured, Adam and Eve, thus instructed and comforted, depart from Paradise to face the world anew, guided by Providence and the vigilant cherubim.
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    39 mins
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