Samuel Butler

About The Author

Samuel Butler (1835–1902) was an English novelist, translator, and artist. He is best known for his novel The Way of All Flesh and his translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.

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Books by Samuel Butler

Iliad & Odyssey

By Homer

Introduction by Stephanie Lynn Budin

Embark on two epic journeys with Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey—two of the oldest and most influential works of Western literature, and powerful ancient myths that still resonate today.

Homer chronicled ancient Greek history and oral trad...

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Odyssey

By Homer

Translated by Samuel Butler

This epic and timeless tale recounts the adventures of Odysseus as he journeyed home to Ithaca after the fall of Troy.

The story of Odysseus’s perilous journey home after the fall of Troy relates allegorical tales of goddesses and sirens, capture and escape, and maneuvering between ...

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