The Odyssey for Boys and Girls (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

CHAPTER I THE CYCLOPS A GREAT many years ago there was a very falnous siege of a city called Troy. The eldest son of the king who reigned in this city carried off the vife of one of the Greek kings, and vith her a great quantity of gold and silver. She ,vas the most beautiful vornan in the vorld, and all the princes of Greece had cOlne to her father's court wishing to nlarry her. Her father had made them all svear, that if anyone should steal her avay from the man vhom she should choose for her husband, they vould help him to get her back. This pron1ise they had nov to keep. So they all vent to besiege Troy, each taking a nun1ber of his subjects vith him. On the other hand, the Trojans vere

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CONTENTS; CRAP PACK; I THE CYCLOPS I 5; II OF THE HOME OF THE WINDS AND OF CIRCE 33; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; XIII; XIV; XV; XVI; OF THE SIRENS AND OTHER WONDERS; Of WHAT HAPPENED IN ITHACA; How TELEMACHl1S WENT TO LOOK; FATHER; How TELEMACHUS SAW NESTOR; How TELEMACHUS CAME TO SPARTA ·; MENELAUS'S STORY ·; How ULYSSES CAME TO THE PHAEACIANS; NAUSICAA; ALCINOUS; ULYSSES AMONG THE PHAEACIA""S; ITHACA; EVMAEVS; ULYSSES AND HIS SON; OF THE DOG ARGUS AND OTHER THlNGS; FOR HIS; 85; 97; III; 121; 205; 21 CHAP FAGE; XVII OF THE BECCAR IRUS AND OTHER THINGS 225; XVIII How ULYSSES WAS MADE KNOWN 239; XIX THE TRIAL OF TfofE Bow 255; XX THE SLAYING OF THE SUITORS 27 1; XXI AT LAST 28l; XXII OF LAERTES 29'; XXIII How THERE WAS PEACE BETWEEN ULYSSES AND; HIS PEOPLE 303

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