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The Odyssey

Homer · 9 editions bound into this megabook

Homer's epic of return, compiled here from six pre-1929 printings digitized by the Library of Congress: the classic Butcher & Lang prose translation, a Victorian verse rendering, the ancient Greek of the Phaeacian books, John Flaxman's celebrated illustrated edition, a scholarly companion, and a children's retelling. One work, many doors in.

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All editions as toggleable layers over one scroll — parallel translations, source scans, Flaxman engravings, and streaming audio (English narration & ancient Greek recitation), aligned book by book.
Translations
The Odyssey of Homer (prose)
Trans. S. H. Butcher & Andrew Lang · 1921 · 464 pages
The standard prose translation of its era — the version most English readers of the early 20th century knew.
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The Odyssey (verse)
Trans. Thomas Starling Norgate · 1863 · 544 pages
A Victorian rendering in dramatic blank verse — read it against Butcher & Lang to feel how much a translator's choices shape the poem.
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The Phæacian Episode — English (AI translation)
Translated from the Greek by Claude (AI) · 1880 · 324 pages
An AI translation of Books VI-VIII and XIII directly from this 1880 scholarly edition of the ancient Greek. Unverified.
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Original Greek
The Phæacian Episode (Books VI–VIII, XIII)
Ed. Augustus C. Merriam · 1880 · 324 pages
The ancient Greek text of the Phaeacian books with 19th-century scholarly apparatus. Presented as page facsimiles — OCR does not survive polytonic Greek.
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The Phæacian Episode — Greek text (AI transcription)
Ed. Augustus C. Merriam — transcribed from scans by Claude (AI) · 1880 · 324 pages
The ancient Greek transcribed from the scanned page images into readable, searchable text. Unverified.
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Illustrated Editions
The Odyssey, with Flaxman's Designs
Trans. T. A. Buckley · Ill. John Flaxman · 1853 · 402 pages
John Flaxman's neoclassical outline engravings — among the most influential Homer illustrations ever made. Browse as facsimile plates.
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The Odyssey, with Flaxman's Designs — full text (AI transcription)
Trans. T. A. Buckley — transcribed from scans by Claude (AI) · 1853 · 402 pages
The complete Buckley translation transcribed from the printed page images, all 402 pages, alongside the source scans and Flaxman's plates. Unverified.
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Commentary & Companions
Homer: The Odyssey (Ancient Classics for English Readers)
W. Lucas Collins · 1870 · 156 pages
A compact Victorian companion — plot, composition, and context in 156 pages. A good first door into the epic.
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Retellings
The Children's Odyssey
Told from Homer in simple language · 1912 · 314 pages
The epic retold for young readers — a reminder that every generation rebuilds Homer for itself.
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