This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

Since its publication by Odyssey Press in 1935, Hughes' richly annotated edition -- revised in 1962 -- remains the preferred text of many instructors.

This edition makes Milton more accessible, comprehensible, and enjoyable for everyone.

This is a guide to Milton's major work, "Paradise Lost" providing notes which refer to extra-literary contexts, and aiming in particular to explain Milton's imaginary astronomy more fully than previous editions.