{"product_id":"the-odyssey-paperback","title":"The Odyssey (Paperback)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor:  Homer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslated by:  W. H. D. Rouse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by:  Deborah Steiner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword by:  Adam Nicolson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9780451474339\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMass Market Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12\/01\/2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.13 \"W x 6.75 \"H x 0.98 \"D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e384 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducation Grade Range: Grades 9-12 + AP\/IB\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"mb-4\"\u003eThe greatest tale of all time, now with a New Afterword.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRichly imagined by the blind bard around 900 B.C.E., Homer's story follows Odysseus on a decade-long journey as he flees Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the Sirens, averts his eyes from Medusa, and docks in exotic cities--ever longing to return to his wife and son.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHomer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of the siege of Troy, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, the tale of Ulysses’s wanderings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eW.H.D. Rouse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas one of the great 20th century experts on Ancient Greece, and headmaster of the Perse School, Cambridge, England, for 26 years. Under his leadership the school became widely known for the successful teaching of Greek and Latin as spoken languages. He derived his knowledge of the Greeks not only from his wide studies of classical literature, but also by travelling extensively in Greece. He died in 1950.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Nicolson \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of many books on history, travel, and the environment. He is the winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, the British Topography Prize, and the W.H. Heinemann Award. His previous books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSea Room\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod's Secretaries\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeamanship\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMen of Honour\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarls of Paradise\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52623525806363,"sku":null,"price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/0761\/0395\/files\/Doublesided.png?v=1784494841","url":"https:\/\/magicalbookshop.com\/products\/the-odyssey-paperback","provider":"Magical Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}