Essential Classics are a quick into a range of exciting stories. These stories are shortened versions of the classic novels, which lose none of the strength and flavour of the original. Each title has a detailed glossary and “test yourself ”questions at the back of the book. 
The Iliad, the ancient Greek classic poem composed by Homer, is one of the greatest works of literature ever written; it has inspired readers and listeners for millennia. The story tells of a few days’fighting in the ten years long war between the Trojans led by King Priam, and the Greeks led by King Agamemnon. Heroes from both sides fight one another – how they fight, and how they die, is important to them.