Publisher, Naxos Audiobooks (December 2005)

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‘Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit
Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste
Brought death into the World, and all our woe...’

So begins the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, Milton tells the story of man's creation, fall and redemption - 'to justify the ways of God to men.' Here, unabridged, and told with exceptional sensitivity and power by Anton Lesser, is the plight of Adam and Eve, the ambition and vengefulness of Satan and his cohorts.

'It's hard to imagine a better reading of this, the greatest long poem in English. Anton Lesser's recording...is full of intelligence and subtle power.' --Philip Pullman

INCLUDED ON CD 9: The complete text of Paradise Lost is accessible by placing CD 9 in the computer and copying the file to the hard drive.

About the Performer: Anton Lesser has worked extensively at the National Theatre and is an Associate Artist of the RSC where he has played over the years many of the principal Shakespearean roles including troilus, Romeo, Petruchio and Richard III. His many appearances on television include The Cherry Orchard, King Lear, The Politician's Wife, Invasion Earth and Vanity Fair. For Naxos AudioBooks he has also read The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Pied Piper of Hamelin and Other Favourite Poems, Paradise Lost, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Hard Times, Romeo and Juliet, The Old Testament, The Happy Prince and Other Tales, The Pickwick Papers, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Nicolas Nickleby and takes the title role in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.