Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 328 Lamb, Charles 1775 1834 The Adventures of Ulysses Reading ease score: 60.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Anne Soulard, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Bidwell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Adventures of Ulysses" by Charles Lamb is a retelling of the classic Greek myth originally found in Homer's "Odyssey," crafted for a younger audience and likely written in the early 19th century. The narrative follows the heroic figure Ulysses as he embarks on a perilous journey home after the Trojan War, facing various fantastical challenges and creatures, all while showcasing his cunning and bravery. The opening of the text introduces Ulysses's arduous journey home after the fall of Troy, emphasizing his deep longing for his wife, Penelope, and his kingdom of Ithaca. As he encounters hostile foes like the Cicons and the Cyclops Polyphemus, his men undergo harrowing transformations and trials, testing their resolve. The narrative vividly describes Ulysses's clever tactics, such as his ruse against Polyphemus, showcasing his leadership and wit in the face of immense adversity. The stage is set for further adventurous escapades that will await him as he continues his quest home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Homer. Odyssey -- Adaptations Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) -- Juvenile literature PA Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 221366 221226 2024-10-04T04:19:42.519930 2023-10-04T04:57:11.733532 text/html text/html 221359 221219 2024-10-04T04:19:42.765969 2023-10-04T04:57:11.883551 text/html text/html 157167 2024-10-04T04:19:48.958012 application/epub+zip 159721 2024-10-04T04:19:45.683945 application/epub+zip 148608 2024-10-04T04:19:44.520963 application/epub+zip 304790 2024-10-04T04:19:51.602882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287172 2024-10-04T04:19:48.266907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243224 2022-09-04T07:13:43.569405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206418 206329 2024-10-04T04:19:42.232039 2023-10-04T04:57:11.543559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 206173 2012-10-06T20:57:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79522 2012-10-06T20:59:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18773 2024-10-04T04:19:51.808897 application/rdf+xml 14341 2024-10-04T04:19:45.074947 image/jpeg 3915 2024-10-04T04:19:44.791946 image/jpeg 156650 2024-10-04T04:19:42.786941 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia