Lamb used Homer’s Odyssey as the basis for the re-telling of the story of Ulysses’s journey back from Troy to his own kingdom of Ithaca. Not a direct translation and deemed modern in its time, Lamb states in the preface that, “I have gained a rapidity to the narration which I hope will make it more attractive and give it more the air of a romance to young readers”. (Summary by Rebecca for Librivox)
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02 The House of Circe. Men changed into Beasts. The Voyage to Hell. The Banquet of the Dead.
04 The Island of Calypso. Immortality Refused.
05 The Tempest. The Sea-bird’s Gift. The Escape by Swimming. The Sleep in the Woods.
07 The Songs of Demodocus. The Convoy Home. The Manners. Transformed to Stone. The Young Shepherd.
08 The Change from a King to a Beggar. Eumaeus and the Herdsmen. Telemachus.
09 The Queen’s Suitors. The Battle of the Beggars. The Armour Taken Down. The Meeting with Penelope.
10 The Madness from Above. The Bow of Ulysses. The Slaughter. The Conclusion.