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It is believed that The Odyssey was first set down in writing during the eighth century
B.C.E. George Herbert Palmer’s English translation was originally published in 1921.
Published in 2003 by Barnes & Noble Classics with new Introduction, Note
on the Translation, Notes, Biography, Chronology, Inspired By,
Comments & Questions, For Further Reading.
Introduction, Note on the Translation, Notes, and For Further Reading
Copyright © 2003 by Robert Squillace.
Note on Homer, The World of Homer and The Odyssey,
Inspired by The Odyssey, Comments & Questions
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The Odyssey
ISBN-13: 978-1-59308-009-9 ISBN-10: 1-59308-009-3
eISBN : 978-1-411-43283-3
LC Control Number 2003100591
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