[HarryT]

"Paradise Lost" is a work of genius. However, the typical teenager certainly won't get a lot out of it, if for no other reason that these days most people are unfamiliar with Greek and Roman mythology, and hence won't understand all the classical allusions in the poem. It's one of those books that unfortunately, most people today will only "understand" with the aid of a good modern edition which has lots of footnotes to explain what it means - the straight eText of the poem won't be a lot of use.