The Tale of Troy

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A retelling in prose of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Includes the story of Helen of Troy, the Trojan War, and Odysseus's adventures on his journey home to Greece.

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3.8/5 · 914 readers · 196 pages · ≈ 3 h 38 m · Light

How long does it take to read The Tale of Troy?

About ≈ 3 h 38 m — 196 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Tale of Troy~3 h 38 m

How many pages is The Tale of Troy?

196 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Tale of Troy196

What genre is The Tale of Troy?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is The Tale of Troy in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote The Tale of Troy?

Roger Lancelyn Green (1918–0).

“To the ancient Greeks the Siege of Troy was the greatest and most important event in the Age of the Heroes-that age of wonder when the Immortals who dwelt on Olympus and whom they worshipped as gods, mingles with mankind and took a visible part in their affairs.”