The Irish poet follows Homer’s plan: young Telemachus sails off in search of his missing father and hears from Menelaus and Helen how Troy fell. Then Hermes flies to Calypso’s island, and Odysseus begins his long road home past the Cyclops, the Phaeacians and the dangers of the sea, told in clear, musical prose.
First published in 1918 and still one of the best introductions to the Odyssey for children. Download the free EPUB.