Here we have the final batch of all that remains of the original manuscript for Paradise Lost. It is a shame that only Book I has survived and I'll confess to a little sadness when including the last couple of page fragments.
It's a bit silly really as Milton didn't physically write Paradise Lost himself due to his blindness. He dictated it in a similar fashion to Stephen Hawking (another of my personal heroes) but there's still something magnificent about a handwritten manuscript. A project for the future perhaps with all the spare time I have :-)
I've visited the US a few times, but not New York yet. Hopefully one day I'll be able to see these pages in person.
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