It includes an account of the revolt of Satan, the War in Heaven, Satan and his angels being cast into Hell, the Council in Pandemonium, the Creation, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the Temptation and the Fall, the archangel Michael's description to Adam and Eve of future events, Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden, and the famous Gustave Dore illustrations.

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A Newbery Award-winning author tackles Milton's astonishing poem in this beautifully illustrated prose adaptation that faithfully captures his vivid imagery and cinematic flourish of his magnificent epic of the war between Heaven and Hell. Full color.