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Milton in America (Hardcover)

by Peter Ackroyd (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd; 1st edition edition (2 Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1856196968
  • ISBN-13: 978-1856196963
  • Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.1 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,169,277 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A novel in which the writer John Milton is shipwrecked on the coast of America after fleeing England, and encounters native Indians and hostile settler communities in his quest to establish his own Puritan settlement. From the author of HAWKSMOOR, CHATTERTON and DAN LENO AND THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Paradise Spoiled, 8 Oct 2007
By Didier (Ghent, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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We all know Milton, even if only by name, and some of us might even know that he was imprisoned during the Restoration, because of his earlier support of Cromwell and republicanism during the Civil War. Peter Ackroyd's novel is based on the supposition: 'what if Milton had decided to flee England?'.

In 'Milton in America', he and his servant Goosequill escape to the newfound colonies in America, to live amongst the puritans. Once there, however, they find that their idea of this new Eden does not correspond to reality. A blind man by then, Milton will on the one hand learn to see better than he could when still having his eyesight, and on the other hand discover he is a mere man, not a demi-god.

This is a gripping story from a superb story-teller, and will challenge you to think about and perhaps re-think many of our western beliefs.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than I imagined it would be, 25 Jul 2005
By Andrew Wilkinson (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Milton in America (Paperback)
I think Ackroyd's novels are a mixed bag. I've enjoyed many of them, but some of them are pretentious stinkers. I found Milton in America highly enjoyable, and I rattled through it in no time at all. There is some dazzling dialogue and interplay between the pretentious, snooty Milton and his streetwise and demotic sidekick, Goosequill.

When the two characters arrive in America, the book launches into a wonderful satire on imperial pomposity and religious fundamentalism. Milton and his fellow Puritans become increasingly paranoid about the "evil" that lurks in the ways of the "heathen natives" and the nearby Catholic township. Needless to say, their Paradise Found crumbles around them as their paranoia drives them to wage war on everybody who is not a Puritan clone. The slow revelation of the way in which Milton projects his own demons onto those around them and his utter hypocrisy is extremely cleverly done.

Highly recommended, especially in the current climate of neo-conservatism.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Imagine Gielgud as Milton, 2 Jun 2000
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This review is from: Milton in America (Paperback)
I enjoyed the first half of the book. The pair of central characters play off each others wit in an amusing way. (I could imagine the late John Gielgud playing the part of Milton.) The language is, of course, superb. And the way that 'past' events are recounted is very clever. I left the book wondering what the central 'moral' or theme was, and the ending was less than satisfactory to my taste. A good read all the same - see what you think.
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