EssentialClassicsareaquickintoarangeofexcitingstories.Thesestoriesareshortenedversionsoftheclassicnovels,whichlosenoneofthestrengthandflavouroftheoriginal.Eachtitlehasadetailedglossaryand“testyourself”questionsatthebackofthebook.
TheIliad,theancientGreekclassicpoemcomposedbyHomer,isoneofthegreatestworksofliteratureeverwritten;ithasinspiredreadersandlistenersformillennia.Thestorytellsofafewdays’fightinginthetenyearslongwarbetweentheTrojansledbyKingPriam,andtheGreeksledbyKingAgamemnon.Heroesfrombothsidesfightoneanother–howtheyfight,andhowtheydie,isimportanttothem.
