The Life of John Milton: A Critical Biography

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Major Biographies and Biographical Resources

Boswell, Jackson C. Milton’s Library. New York and London: Garland, 1975.
Brown, Cedric C. John Milton: A Literary Life. London: Macmillan, 1995.
Campbell, Gordon. A Milton Chronology. London: Macmillan, 1997.
The Early Lives of Milton, ed. Helen Darbishire. London: Constable, 1932. Contains: John
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Milton, 17–34; Anthony à Wood, Fasti Oxonienses, 35–48; Edward Phillips, The Life of Mr.
John Milton, 49–82; John Toland, The Life of John Milton, 83–197; Jonathan Richardson,
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Hill, Christopher. Milton and the English Revolution. London: Faber and Faber, 1977.
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