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The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy

by Pádraic COLUM (1881 - 1972)

Part 1 Chapter 15

Also known as "The Children's Homer," this is Irish writer Padraic Colum's retelling of the events of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey for young people. Colum's rich, evocative prose narrates the travails of Odysseus, King of Ithaca: his experiences fighting the Trojan War, and his ten years' journey home to his faithful wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. ( Summary by Elizabeth Klett )

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Listen next episodes of The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy:
Part 1 Chapter 20 and 21 , Part 1 Chapters 16 and 17 , Part 1 Chapters 18 and 19 , Part 1 Chapters 22 and 23 , Part 2 Chapter 1 , Part 2 Chapter 10 , Part 2 Chapter 11 , Part 2 Chapter 12 , Part 2 Chapter 17 , Part 2 Chapter 2 , Part 2 Chapter 3 , Part 2 Chapter 4 , Part 2 Chapter 5 , Part 2 Chapter 6 , Part 2 Chapter 7 , Part 2 Chapter 8 , Part 2 Chapter 9 , Part 2 Chapters 13 and 14 , Part 2 Chapters 15 and 16