Odyssey for Boys and Girls
Alfred John Church
Play
Length 4 h 1 min
Chapters 23
First published 1906
A retelling of the adventures of Ulysses, including his adventures both the Cyclops and Circe, as he journeys home to his home of Ithaca. The story then continues to include his quest to rejoin his wife and family of whom he has been separated from for twenty years. This is Homer's Odyssey for the younger set. (Summary by Ginny Blankenship)
Chapters
1
The Cyclops Read by Ginny Blankenship 15:19
2
Of the Home of the Winds and of Circe Read by Ginny Blankenship 13:22
3
Of the Sirens and Other Wonders Read by Ginny Blankenship 15:13
4
Of What Happened in Ithaca Read by Ginny Blankenship 13:48
5
How Telemachus Went to Look for His Father Read by Ginny Blankenship 11:51
6
How Telemachus Saw Nestor Read by Ginny Blankenship 11:43
7
How Telemachus Came to Sparta Read by Ginny Blankenship 7:37
8
Menelaus's Story Read by Ginny Blankenship 8:35
9
How Ulysses Came to the Phaeacians Read by Ginny Blankenship 13:21
10
Nausicaa Read by Ginny Blankenship 10:23
11
Alcinous Read by Ginny Blankenship 6:08
12
Ulysses Among the Phaeacians Read by Ginny Blankenship 11:06
13
Ithaca Read by Ginny Blankenship 8:29
14
Eumaeus Read by Ginny Blankenship 12:53
15
Ulysses and His Son Read by Ginny Blankenship 7:31
16
Of the Dog Argus and Other Things Read by Ginny Blankenship 8:51
17
Of the Beggar Irus and Other Things Read by Ginny Blankenship 12:41
18
How Ulysses Was Made Known Read by Ginny Blankenship 13:08
19
The Trial of the Bow Read by Ginny Blankenship 12:40
20
The Slaying of the Suitors Read by Ginny Blankenship 5:09
21
At Last Read by Ginny Blankenship 5:42
22
Of Laertes Read by Ginny Blankenship 9:15
23
How There Was Peace Between Ulysses and his People Read by Ginny Blankenship 6:28
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens mainlesson.com) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
