The Adventures of Ulysses

by Charles Lamb · Free audiobook · 11 chapters

LibriVox recording of The Adventures of Ulysses , by Charles Lamb. Read by Rebecca. Lamb used Homer’s Odyssey as the basis for the re-telling of the story of Ulysses’s journey back from Troy to his own kingdom of Ithaca. Not a direct translation and deemed modern in its time, Lamb states in the preface that, “I have gained a rapidity to the narration which I hope will make it more attractive and give it more the air of a romance to young readers”. (Summary by Rebecca) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (105MB)

Chapters

• 1. 00 Preface2:44
• 2. 01 The Cicons. The Fruit of the Lotus-tree. Polyphemus and the Cyclops. The Kingdom of the Winds, and God Aeolus's Fatal Present. The Laestrygonian Man-eaters.29:28
• 3. 02 The House of Circe. Men changed into Beasts. The Voyage to Hell. The Banquet of the Dead.34:45
• 4. 03 The Song of the Sirens. Scylla and Charybdis. The Oxen of the Sun. The Judgment. The Crew Killed by Lightning.22:49
• 5. 04 The Island of Calypso. Immortality Refused.10:57
• 6. 05 The Tempest. The Sea-bird's Gift. The Escape by Swimming. The Sleep in the Woods.14:24
• 7. 06 The Princess Nausicaa. The Washing. The Game with the Ball. The Court of Phaeacia and King Alcinous.15:35
• 8. 07 The Songs of Demodocus. The Convoy Home. The Manners. Transformed to Stone. The Young Shepherd.21:53
• 9. 08 The Change from a King to a Beggar. Eumaeus and the Herdsmen. Telemachus.31:53
• 10. 09 The Queen\'s Suitors. The Battle of the Beggars. The Armour Taken Down. The Meeting with Penelope.21:22
• 11. 10 The Madness from Above. The Bow of Ulysses. The Slaughter. The Conclusion.21:33