Paradise Lost

A number of books and articles have been published on the financial affairs of John Milton. Edward Philips his nephew established precedent for a theory of a lifetime of financial comfort, John Milton had enjoyed. According to Philips, Milton's father a prosperous London scrivener gained a Estate, when he was able to acquire significant wealth and handsome provision for Education and maintenance of Children. By 1727, an interpretation directly contradicting Phillips suggested in Voltaire's summation, perhaps based on an interview with Milton's daughter Deborah, “He remained poor and without glory; his name must be added to the list of great ...