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The Iliad: Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus. Here is a story of love and war, hope and despair, and honor and glory. The recent major motion picture Helen of Troy staring Brad Pitt proves that this epic is as relevant today as it was twenty five hundred years ago when it was first written. So journey back to the Trojan War with Homer and relive the grandest adventure of all times. The Odyssey: Journey with Ulysses as he battles to bring his victorious, but decimated, troops home from the Trojan War, dogged by the wrath of the god Poseidon at every turn. Having been away for twenty years, little does he know what awaits him when he finally makes his way home. These two books are some of the most import books in the literary cannon, having influenced virtually every adventure tale ever told. And yet they are still accessible and immediate and now you can have both in one binding.
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The quality of recording, the brilliance of the acting and the delight of the translation and editing make this an excellent product. This is not a version that is slavishly faithful to standard editions, but I found it very enjoyable.
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The Odyssey is a truly inspirational story about never giving up. A father leaves his young family to fight for his country. He is snared by the gods when his fellow seamen fail a test of wills, and is forced to remain on an island with a stunning, eternally youthful and voluptuous goddess. In the decades he is gone, fighting in Troy, and anything else that happened across their ships path, the young men of his home town Congregate ceaselessly around his lonely wife, vying pitilessly for her affections. Eating him out of house and home in the meantime. His son tires of this selfish draining of his wealth, and ventures off in search of his long lost father. At the same time, Odysseus is finally released from his bondage to this goddess, and sets off to return home to his wife (Aaah). Your imagination is the only limit with the stylish descriptives of his adventures and battles. And of course, there's a happy ending. A worthy read and a perfect introduction to classic writing if reading the T E Lawrence translation.
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The book was not for me but it was an extraordinary book, for extraordinary value for money delivered very quickly
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