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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- By: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall681
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Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature. Though more than 2,700 years old, their stories of brave heroics, capricious gods, and towering human emotions are vividly timeless. The Iliad can justly be called the world’s greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns. The Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars to his beloved wife.
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WIth regret, I gave up
- By Kirstine on 05-07-16
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1 & 2
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 14-12-12
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall956
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Performance842
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Acclaimed actress Claire Danes burnishes an epic story of heroes, gods, and monsters in a groundbreaking translation of The Odyssey, the first great adventure story in the Western literary tradition. When the wily warrior-king Odysseus sets off for home after the Trojan War, he doesn’t realize this simple undertaking will become a perilous journey of 10 years. Beset at every turn, he encounters obstacles, detours, and temptations—both supernatural and human—while his wife Penelope fends off would-be suitors desperate to take the throne.
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Line by Line Translation of Homer's Odyssey
- By IM1 on 28-11-18
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Series: Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2, Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 20-11-18
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall84
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Performance77
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When Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017―rendering the ancient poem in contemporary language that was “fresh, unpretentious and lean” (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)―critics lauded it as “a revelation” (Susan Chira, New York Times) and “a cultural landmark” (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time.
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The bright eyed goddess of translation does it again.
- By Hugh Brennan on 21-11-23
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1, Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 26-09-23
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Patrick Shannon
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The Odyssey: The most widely read work of all time has endured in humanity just as the name of its protagonist has. It is a book recognized and acclaimed by adults and youth from different parts of the world, much like the cunning Odysseus, King of Ithaca, whom we follow on his epic adventure back home after fighting in Troy. Although this edition has not been subjected to bloody wars, giants, or cyclopes, it can certainly draw you deep into the most restless imagination.
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Patrick Shannon
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 23-03-26
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- By: Homer, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall219
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Performance203
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Since it was first published more than forty years ago, Robert Fitzgerald's prizewinning translation of Homer's battle epic has become a classic in its own right: a standard against which all other versions of The Iliad are compared. This definitive translation of Homer's epic is timeless in its...
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Splendid!
- By George Wiltshire on 05-08-17
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The Iliad
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-09-14
- Language: English
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The War Collection: 12 Essential Battlefield Classics
- Homage to Catalonia, Looking Back on the Spanish War, Middle Parts of Fortune, On War, Storm of Steel, The Iliad, & More
- By: Carl von Clausewitz, Appion of Alexandria, Ernst Junger, and others
- Narrated by: Malk Williams, Peter Noble, Nathan Osgood, and others
- Length: 105 hrs and 12 mins
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The War Collection: Essential Battlefield Classics is a collection of 13 works of fiction, philosophy, military strategy, and epic poetry, read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are novels from Ernest Hemingway; military strategy from Sun Tzu and Carl von Clausewitz; essays from Orwell; philosophy from Freud, and epic poetry from Homer, amongst much more.
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The War Collection: 12 Essential Battlefield Classics
- Homage to Catalonia, Looking Back on the Spanish War, Middle Parts of Fortune, On War, Storm of Steel, The Iliad, & More
- Narrated by: Malk Williams, Peter Noble, Nathan Osgood, Humphrey Bower, William Hope, Jonathan Keeble, David Rintoul, Ben Allen
- Length: 105 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 11-09-25
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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The heroic story of the siege of Troy is as enthralling today as it ever was. The Greeks are entering the tenth year of their war with the Trojans, but their armies are fractured and their best warrior Achilles has abandoned the battle on a mission of revenge. Only the death of his best friend Patroclus persuades Achilles to return to battle and confront the Trojan leader Hector in single combat.
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 01-04-26
- Language: English
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Low Cost High Life
- Live an Affordable Life of Luxury
- By: Mark Homer
- Narrated by: Geoff Hodge
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall449
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Performance398
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Story397
Life is getting more and more expensive. The cost of living keeps going up, pensions have dwindled and are taking longer than ever to pay out, and people are having to work more and longer for the same (or lower) quality of life. The postapocalyptic recession has left many businesses having to start again.
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Half a book wasted on bitter moaning
- By Ey Bebe on 19-11-15
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Low Cost High Life
- Live an Affordable Life of Luxury
- Narrated by: Geoff Hodge
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 17-07-15
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall284
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Performance259
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Story260
The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts...
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Beautifully translated & read; poor sound quality
- By D on 26-07-16
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 16-12-99
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- Penguin Classics
- By: Homer, E. V. Rieu - translator, D. C. H. Rieu - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall254
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Performance219
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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Steve John Shepherd, whose theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe, The Good Canary directed by John Malkovich, Bomber's Moon and Piaf. His TV and film credits range from the iconic This Life to Silent Witness...
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very enjoyable
- By Seatonian on 10-12-21
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The Iliad
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 23-04-20
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, Ian Johnston - translator
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall128
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Performance115
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Story115
The Trojan War is over, and Odysseus, the cunning King of Ithaca, sets out for home, his wife Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. It proves a long, 10-year journey, fraught with dangers.
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A Classic
- By Dr. R. Brompton on 17-04-15
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 31-12-06
- Language: English
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Iliad
- By: Homer, Stanley Lombardo - translator
- Narrated by: Stanley Lombardo, Susan Sarandon - introduction
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance22
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The first of Homer's great epic poems, the Iliad portrays the final days of the Trojan war. The Iliad has stood the test of time and is still one of (it not the) best depictions of ancient warfare. It is an essential precursor to the infamous journey of Odysseus. Translated by Stanley Lombardo.
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Disappointing but enlightening
- By Elizabeth on 09-04-13
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Iliad
- Narrated by: Stanley Lombardo, Susan Sarandon - introduction
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 28-09-07
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Ian Johnston - translator
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall243
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Performance183
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Story180
Perhaps the greatest poem of the Western world, The Iliad tells the story of 50 critical days towards the end of the Trojan war. Achilles has quarrelled with Agamemnon and sulks in his tent, while Hector brings his Trojans to the brink of victory; but fate will have the last word.
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the best of the lot
- By MR on 13-04-13
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 01-01-06
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- Penguin Classics
- By: Homer, Peter Jones - introduction, E. V. Rieu - translator, and others
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall169
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Performance136
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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by George Blagden, star of Versailles and Vikings. This definitive recording is translated by E.V. Rieu, revised by D.C.H. Rieu, and contains an introduction by Peter Jones. The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after...
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The book for all time.
- By gerald fitzgibbon on 12-07-20
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The Odyssey
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 26-09-19
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall61
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Performance49
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The Iliad is one of the most enduring creations of Western Civilization and was originally written to be recited or chanted to the accompaniment of various instruments. Properly performed, this work today is just as meaningful, just as powerful and just as entertaining as it was in the ninth century B.C.,and it casts its spell upon modern listeners with the same raw intensity as it did upon the people of ancient times.
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Masterful
- By Bob the Bard on 10-09-17
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 15-01-09
- Language: English
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The Ultimate Iliad & Odyssey
- Two Full - Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christopher Eccleston, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The quintessential dramatisations of Homer’s two masterpieces, with exceptional casts including Derek Jacobi, Christopher Eccleston, Tim McInnerny and Benedict Cumberbatch Attributed to the Greek poet Homer, The Iliad and The Odyssey are among the greatest and most influential works of the...
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The Ultimate Iliad & Odyssey
- Two Full - Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christopher Eccleston, Iain Glen, Imogen Stubbs, Clive Mantle, Amanda Redman, Bertie Carvel, Mary Wimbush, Frances Barber, Adjoa Andoh, Tim McInnerney, Full Cast
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1 & 2
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 28-05-26
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance15
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Odysseus has been away from Ithaca, the Greek city-state under his rule, for ten years while fighting in the Trojan War. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus begins the long journey home to his wife and son; however, his journey is plagued by misfortune as the gods feud over his fate, leaving the Ithacans to believe that he has died. In the myths and legends that are retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.
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Terrible narration
- By Dr C A fraser-Mood on 08-07-20
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 06-09-19
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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The Iliad is one of the two great epics of Homer, and is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to say the Iliad is a war story does not begin to describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters: Achilles, Helen, Hector, and other heroes of Greek myth and history in the tenth and final year of the Greek siege of Troy.
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Homer: The Iliad
- By Phoebe's mum on 12-06-20
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 01-07-19
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- A New Translation by Daniel Mendelsohn
- By: Homer, Daniel Mendelsohn - translator
- Narrated by: Daniel Mendelsohn
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. A magnificent new translation of the Odyssey by best-selling author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn Setting aside the streamlining, modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities – meter, enjambment...
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Truly Epic
- By Roly on 10-01-26
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The Odyssey
- A New Translation by Daniel Mendelsohn
- Narrated by: Daniel Mendelsohn
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 24-04-25
- Language: English
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25+ the Big Book of Ancient Classics
- The Odyssey by Homer, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, the Republic by Plato, Poetics by Aristotle and Others
- By: Aristotle, Aeschylus, Marcus Aurelius, and others
- Narrated by: Stacey M. Patterson, Peter Coates, Mark Bowen, and others
- Length: 60 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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We live in an era rife with cultural conflict. The 21st century is by no means free of wars, terrorism, riots, famine, nor epidemics. We may attempt to solve the challenges of our times by uniting the humanistic disciplines of philosophy, science, and technology. Our modern reality requires a fundamental understanding of the problems beleaguering our existence. Science and literature are key tools for gaining this insight. The wisdom accumulated throughout the centuries by scientists, philosophers, and writers is a solid foundation on which modern man can build the future.
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- By Anonymous on 29-01-25
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25+ the Big Book of Ancient Classics
- The Odyssey by Homer, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, the Republic by Plato, Poetics by Aristotle and Others
- Narrated by: Stacey M. Patterson, Peter Coates, Mark Bowen, Emma Gibson, Kelli Winkler
- Length: 60 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 06-09-24
- Language: English
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