The Odyssey  |
| Homer (700BC - 700BC) |
The Odyssey is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems of Homer. The action takes place after Homer's Iliad and details the journey home of the Greek hero Odysseus (Ulysses). The journey takes years, in part due to the Gods' disagreements over his eventual fate, and it is only when he is finally home that his troubles really begin. |
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| Hamlet, Prince of Denmark |
| William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) |
Shakespeare's best known play and the most quoted work of the English language.
Hamlet's father is dead and he struggles with the desire for revenge.
The play uses this backdrop to explore intrigue, incest, desire, and what is important in life.
Regularly included in lists of the greatest works of all time. |
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| Aenid |
| Vergil (70BC - 19BC) |
Picks up where the film Troy (loosely based on Homer's Iliad) leaves off and follows Aeneis a fleeing Trojan as he travels to Italy, makes war on the Latins, and becomes an ancestor of the Romans. Virgil was the "Latin world's Shakespeare". |
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| Beowulf |
| Anonymous ( - ) |
An heroic epic poem where Beowulf, a hero of a Germanic tribe from southern Sweden, travels to Denmark to help defeat a monster named Grendel. It is sometimes called "England's national epic". J. R. R. Tolkien of Lord of the Rings fame was a Beowulf scholar and many parallels can also be drawn between Beowulf and The Hobbit. The work has served as the inspiration for many books and films including Michael Crichton's Eaters of the Dead. |
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| Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ |
| Lew Wallace (1827 - 1905) |
Lewis "Lew" Wallace was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, and American statesman.
He is best remembered for Ben-Hur, an historical fiction set amongst the characters of the New Testament.
It was America's best selling novel for nearly sixty years after it's publication.
Follow the wikipedia link to see a great photo of the author.
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| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
| Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898) |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -The book that spawned a plethora of films, expressions and catchphrases. The word "wonderland" itself has been introduced to the English language referring to a marvellous, imaginary place. When Alice falls down a rabbit hole, she finds herself in a fantasy world - talking animals, playing cards and a whole lot of other fanciful, comical and wonderfully absurd nonsense. A story that has been delighting and enchanting children and adults alike for generations. |
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| Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
| Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) |
Keen observation, skilled tactics and good deductive reasoning - ingredients that make Sherlock Holmes such a great detective. Eleven adventures to enjoy. |
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