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The Odyssey

By Homer
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Now a major movie. HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. All my days are consumed in longing – to travel home and see the day of my arrival dawn. If a god must shatter me upon the wine-dark sea, so be... Read More
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Now a major movie.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics

Discover the timeless Greek epic before you see the film

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Now a major movie.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

All my days are consumed in longing – to travel home and see the day of my arrival dawn. If a god must shatter me upon the wine-dark sea, so be it.

One of the most enduring tales ever told, The Odyssey is the original homecoming story. After the fall of Troy, victorious war-hero Odysseus sets off on his long return to Ithaca – an adventure which takes him through strange and foreign lands and brings a challenge at every turn from six-headed sea monsters and man-eating giants, seductive sorceresses and vengeful gods.

Passed down through the generations for three thousand years, Homer's The Odyssey has been celebrated as an undisputed great of Western literature. Here in a translation by T. E. Lawrence, this timeless epic explores the longing, determination, and courage of those who find themselves a long way from home and asks whether someone who has been at war can ever truly return the same.

Series: Fontana Classics

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    The Odyssey
    By Homer
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    Out 29 Sep 2026

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ISBN: 9780008849313

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fontana

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Homer's exact lifetime is unknown, but it is estimated as around 700-800 BC. Homer wrote the epic poems of The Iliad and The Odyssey and has had an enormous influence on the history of literature. He is considered the greatest of the ancient Greek poets.

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