Iliad for Boys and Girls

A vigorous retelling of Homer's Iliad, relating the incidents of the great siege of Troy, from the quarrel of the chiefs to the ransoming of Hector's body.

Table of Contents:

1. Of How the War with Troy Began
2. The Quarrel
3. What Thetis Did for Her Son
4. The Duel of Paris and Menelaus
5. How the Oath was Broken
6. The Great Deeds of Diomed
7. Concerning Other Valiant Deeds
8. Of Glaucus and Diomed
9. Hector and Andromache
10. How Hector and Ajax Fought
11. The Battle on the Plain
12. The Repentance of Agamemnon
13. The Embassy to Achilles
14. The Story of Old Phoenix
15. The Adventure of Diomed and Ulysses
16. The Wounding of the Chiefs
17. The Battle at the Wall
18. The Battle at the Ships
19. The Deeds and Death of Patroclus
20. The Rousing of Achilles
21. The Making of the Arms
22. The Quarrel Ended
23. The Battle at the River
24. The Slaying of Hector
25. The Ransoming of Hector
26. The End of Troy