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  • Published: 26 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9780141973265
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

The Tale of Troy




Puffin Classics - award-winning stories brought to life for a new generation.

The story of Helen and the judgement of Paris, of the gathering Heroes and the seige of Troy; of Achilles and his vulnerable heel, reared by the Centaur on wild honey and the marrow of lions; of Odysseus, the last of the Heroes, his plan for the wooden Horse and his many adventures on his long journey home to Greece.

Also contains a beautiful introduction by best-selling author Michelle Paver, and additional endmatter including an author profile, who's who, activities, glossary and more.

  • Published: 26 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9780141973265
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

About the authors

Pauline Baynes

Pauline Baynes was born in Hove, Sussex and studied at Farnham School of Art. As well as being Tolkien's favourite illustrator (she illustrated several of his books including Farmer Giles of Ham and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil) she was also chosen by C. S. Lewis to illustrate the Narnia books. She lived in Farnham, Surrey.

Praise for The Tale of Troy

The Puffin Classics series is a perfect marriage of the old and the new. Enjoy some of the best books from the past and find out why and how they inspired some of the best writers of the present

Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4Kids