How the Oath Was Broken

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)

Listen next episodes of The Iliad for Boys and Girls:
Concerning Other Valiant Deeds , Hector and Andromache , How Hector and Ajax Fought , Of Glaucus and Diomed , 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 Embassy to Achilles , The Great Deeds of Diomed , The Making of the Arms , 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