About William Kerrigan Books
Educated at Stanford and Columbia, William Kerrigan has taught English literature at the state universities of Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts. He is the author and/or editor of eighteen books of literary scholarship and criticism, published by presses such as Harvard, Yale, and Johns Hopkins. Most recently he co-edited four volumes of John Milton's works for the Random House Modern Library. Now retired and living in California, he writes mystery novels, including a six-novel series chronicling the history of the movie business in his home state, starring Wallace Kerrigan (the author's grandfather) and his mistress Pearl Seagrove.
