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The odyssey Cover Image Book

The odyssey / [adapted by] Adrian Mitchell ; illustrated by Stuart Robertson.

Mitchell, Adrian, 1932-2008 (Author). Robertson, Stuart, (illustrator.). Homer. (Added Author). Robertson, Stuart, 1944- (illustrator.). Homer. Odyssey. (Added Author).

Summary:

A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

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  • ISBN: 0789454557
  • ISBN: 0789454556
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
  • Edition: 1st American ed.
  • Publisher: London ; Dorling Kindersley, 2000.

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Formatted Contents Note:
Trojan war -- To be a hero -- Lotus eaters -- Cyclops -- Isle of winds -- Cannibal island -- Circe -- Enchanted enchantress -- Gods and goddesses -- Land of the dead -- Sirens -- Scylla and charybdis -- Calypo's island -- Nausicaa -- Homecoming -- Odysseus's revenge -- Husband and wife -- Odysseus's voyage.

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Subject: Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > Juvenile literature.
Mythology, Greek > Juvenile literature.

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