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In Preface to Paradise Lost, the Christian apologist and revered scholar and professor of literature closely examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton’s masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story of the Fall of Humankind, Satan’s temptation, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Considering the story within the context of the Western literary tradition, Lewis offers invaluable insights into Paradise Lost and the nature of literature itself, unveiling the poem’s beauty and its wisdom.

The Definitive Prose Version of The World's Greatest Epic Poem! If you know anything about Milton’s poem, you know it is not for the casual listener. The complicated language will turn away most at the first page. If you were waiting for a simplified version of this tale that you could actually read and enjoy, look no further. This unique novelization, not only renders it accessible to the masses, but offers the unsuspecting reader a spectacularly entertaining action adventure.

In 1932, a Jamaican man named Leonard Percival Howell began leading nonviolent protests in Kingston, Jamaica, against British colonial rule. While history books rightly credit Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. with popularizing nonviolent protest strategies in later years, little is known about Leonard Howell and his vision of self-reliance—poor people working together to build a society of their own