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| The Iliad by Homer One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| The Odyssey by Homer Odysseus shares tales of monsters he's fought, but more than that he wants to get home to his wife Penelope, after 20 years of war and journey. [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| The Republic by Plato The acclaimed Bloom translation, with copious footnotes and references to assist the reader in deciphering one of the most published and interesting philosophical texts ever. [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| The Runaway by Patricia St John Philo, a first-century Phoenician boy, is worried about his family. Evil hangs over their house like a cloud. And it all seems to come... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | General |
| The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | Historical Fiction |
| The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty A young Egyptian accidentally kills a sacred cat and must flee from an angry mob. Set in 1250 B.C., the time of Moses, this thrilling... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Greek Myths by Ingri D'Aulaire No education is complete without a large slice of Greek mythology. And there's no better way of meeting that literary quota than with the... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | General |
| The Children's Homer by Padraic Colum Travel back to a mythical time when Achilles, aided by the gods, waged war against the Trojans. And join Odysseus on his journey through... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Literature |
| Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare In this play, Shakespeare shows that love makes you do strange things. As Lysander says, "The course of true love never did run smooth." [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Mara Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Mara, the spunky 17-year-old slave girl, far from perfect (in fact, rather devious), but brave and eventually quite heroic as she risks death rather than betray the people and ideals that she loves. [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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