Series:Penguin Clothbound Classics Format:Hardback 416 pages Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd Imprint:Penguin Classics ISBN:9780141192444 Published:1 Oct 2009 Classifications:Ancient World, Ancient Greece, Classical texts, Poetry, Poetry by individual poets Weight:542g Dimensions:138 x 206 x 36 (mm) Pub. Country:United Kingdom Language:English Country of Origin:GB Description Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.