Iliad for Boys and Girls

Iliad for Boys and Girls

LibriVox · Audiobook · 25 episodes

Alfred J. Church wrote many books looking at classical literature, but is especially well known for his re-telling of classic books in a style so that younger readers may follow the story. The Iliad for Boys and Girls is a retelling of Homer’s Iliad, centred around the events of the siege of Troy during the final year. (Summary by Lizzie Driver)

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Episodes

Of How the War with Troy Began

Episode 1 · 2:38
The Quarrel

Episode 2 · 9:34
What Thetis Did for Her Son

Episode 3 · 5:43
The Duel of Paris and Menelaus

Episode 4 · 10:35
How the Oath Was Broken

Episode 5 · 4:53
The Great Deeds of Diomed

Episode 6 · 7:50
Concerning Other Valiant Deeds

Episode 7 · 7:52
Of Glaucus and Diomed

Episode 8 · 7:19
Hector and Andromache

Episode 9 · 10:24
How Hector and Ajax Fought

Episode 10 · 11:45
The Battle on the Plain

Episode 11 · 18:02
The Repentance of Agamemnon

Episode 12 · 9:00
The Embassy to Achilles

Episode 13 · 13:00
The Story of Old Phoenix

Episode 14 · 13:00
The Adventure of Diomed and Ulysses

Episode 15 · 13:10
The Wounding of the Chiefs

Episode 16 · 11:18
The Battle at the Wall

Episode 17 · 11:54
The Battle at the Ships

Episode 18 · 14:30
The Deeds and Death of Patroclus

Episode 19 · 14:31
The Rousing of Achilles

Episode 20 · 12:40
The Making of the Arms

Episode 21 · 8:13
The Quarrel Ended

Episode 22 · 6:20
The Battle at the River

Episode 23 · 10:37
The Slaying of Hector

Episode 24 · 16:31
The Ransoming of Hector & The End of Troy

Episode 25 · 11:39