Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy, The

By Colum, Padraic

Book Id: WPLBN0002954198
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File Size: 153.64 MB
Reproduction Date: 2011

Title:	Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy, The
Author:	Colum, Padraic
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Adventure, Children
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy, The
Historic Publication Date:	1918
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Colum, B. P. (1918). Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy, The. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Also known as The Children's Homer, this is Irish writer Padraic Colum's retelling of the events of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey for young people. Colum's rich, evocative prose narrates the travails of Odysseus, King of Ithaca: his experiences fighting the Trojan War, and his ten years' journey home to his faithful wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. ( Summary by Elizabeth Klett )

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Adventure, Children, Classics (antiquity), Fiction, Literature, Myths/Legends