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  • Published: 13 May 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241736234
  • Imprint: Puffin Modern Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $19.99

The Tale of Troy




Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this legendary edition of The Tales of Troy.

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.

  • Published: 13 May 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241736234
  • Imprint: Puffin Modern Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $19.99

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.