The Iliad & The Odyssey (Boxed Audio)
by:
Derek Jacobi (author)
Robert Fagles (author)
Ian McKellen (author)
Homer (author)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780453009638 (0453009638)
Publish date: November 1st 1996
Publisher: Penguin
Minutes: 18
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Epic,
Historical Fiction,
Classic Literature,
Poetry,
Mythology
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