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The Iliad for Boys and Girls

The Iliad for Boys and Girls

by Alfred John CHURCH (1829 - 1912)

Alfred J. Church wrote many books looking at classical literature, but is especially well known for his re-telling of classic books in a style so that younger readers may follow the story. The Iliad for Boys and Girls is a retelling of Homer’s Iliad, centred around the events of the siege of Troy during the final year. (Summary by Lizzie Driver)


Concerning Other Valiant Deeds

Hector and Andromache

How Hector and Ajax Fought

How the Oath Was Broken

Of Glaucus and Diomed

Of How the War with Troy Began

The Adventure of Diomed and Ulysses

The Battle at the River

The Battle at the Ships

The Battle at the Wall

The Battle on the Plain

The Deeds and Death of Patroclus

The Duel of Paris and Menelaus

The Embassy to Achilles

The Great Deeds of Diomed

The Making of the Arms

The Quarrel

The Quarrel Ended

The Ransoming of Hector & The End of Troy

The Repentance of Agamemnon

The Rousing of Achilles

The Slaying of Hector

The Story of Old Phoenix

The Wounding of the Chiefs

What Thetis Did for Her Son