Wife to Mr Milton: The Story of Marie Powell - Softcover

Graves, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140010246 ISBN 13: 9780140010244

Publisher: Penguin, 1984

Synopsis

Marie Powell married John Milton in payment of a debt. It was a mismatching of bitter ineptitude, for in temperament and conviction they were worlds apart. Their marriage is the focus of this novel. The author also wrote "Goodbye To All That", "I, Claudius" and "Claudius, the God".

About this title

Review:

Vivid, rich and forthright (Sunday Times)

About the Author:

Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon. He went from school to the First World War, where he became a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He wrote his autobiography, Goodbye to All That, in 1929, and it was soon established as a modern classic. He died on 7 December 1985 in Majorca, his home since 1929.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0140010246
• ISBN 13: 9780140010244
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416