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Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about...

The greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization - an epic...

Author: HomerFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 232mm, 752 pagesPublished: Sterling Juvenile, United States, 2018Homer's two epics of the ancient world, The Iliad and The Odyssey, tell stories as riveting today as...

Penguin Classics relaunch The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by...

The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles A Penguin Classic Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy...

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books On the fields of Troy, war is raging. At its centre is Achilles- godlike, swift-footed, the greatest champion of the Greeks....

Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation-available at last in our black-spine classics line Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan A Penguin Classic The Odyssey is literature's...

The best poetic version of The Odyssey to have appeared this century - Hugh Lloyd-Jones Penelope has been waiting for her husband Odysseus to return from Troy for many years....

Adam Nicolson writes popular books as popular books used to be, a breeze rather than a scholarly sweat, but humanely erudite, elegantly written, passionately felt...and his excitement is contagious.--James Wood,...

Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. His...

One of the greatest epics in Western literature, THE ILIAD recounts the story of the Trojan wars. This timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and...

An entertaining guide to history's most influential and inspiring poets - from Homer and Sappho to Shakespeare and Frank O'Hara - and how they can teach us to better understand...

When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post )-critics lauded it...

Shows in lucid and compelling terms how breakdown looms when a society outgrows its capacity to sustain itself. Homer-Dixon argues we are equipped to avert disaster. Armed with hindsight, increasingly...

A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicists Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the tales of Troy....

Throughout the length and breadth of Britain, ancient tribes, druids, Celtic saints, medieval knights, and eighteenth-century landowners have bequeathed future generations a wealth of extraordinary sights, structures, and landmarks. Homer...

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Author: Cumberland, Garrick, Colman & GoldsmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Various, 1770Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good for age. Bound...

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A profound, funny and uplifting collection of reminiscences about a life in books Here are forty texts to read at some stage in your life- forty texts that can enrich...

Author: George BurnsBinding: HardbackPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis delightful volume, "Dear George: Advice And Answers From America's Leading Expert On Everything From A...

Author: W. J. CherfBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ares, 1993Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic text, "Alpha To Omega: Studies In Honor Of...

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Author: George Colman The Younger And Thomas MortonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis collection presents a compelling...

A revised edition of a classic translation, with completely new editorial material Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the...

Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor reveals George Washington's indispensable-yet overlooked-contributions to America's founding " To Rescue The Constitution is a masterful exploration of the electrifying struggle to unite a...

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Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how George Washington saved the Constitution-and the American experiment " To Rescue The Constitution is a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA landmark work of American biography, Washington: An Abridgement in One Volume of the...

'A witty, unforgettable celebration of the courage, genius and defiance that changed the course of history' Jacob Rees-Mogg 'Gimson makes excellent cases for all his choices. His "cardinal point" about...

Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, on the northeast coast of South America, has been described as 'the Venice of the West Indies', and its elegant canals and bridges, lush tropical...

Refreshed, renewed, reloaded! All the most horrible facts about the Gorgeous Georgians ready for readers to uncover, including: their sneaky schemes for hiding personal hygiene problems and the schoolchildren who...

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'A witty, unforgettable celebration of the courage, genius and defiance that changed the course of history' Jacob Rees-Mogg 'Gimson makes excellent cases for all his choices. His "cardinal point" about...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed,Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; inscription the front cover. A rare and intimate window into Australia's colonial past, Indentured in...

Author: James A. Morone Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 American politics seems to be in an unprecedented uproar. But in this revelatory work of political history, James A. Morone...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the twentieth century's most celebrated Welsh dramatists and actors, Emlyn Williams, presents in George:...