Homer

"A landmark new translation of Homer's most popular epic by distinguished author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn. In 1961, the University of Chicago Press published Richmond Lattimore's translation of Homer's The Iliad. For more than sixty years, it has served to introduce readers to the ancient Greek world of gods and heroes and has been one of the most popular and respected versions of the work. Yet through all those decades, Chicago never published...

A line-by-line rendering of the great epic retells, in free-running lines of six-beat verse, the great matter of the Trojan War, Achilles' and Hector's fallible heroism and deaths, and the comings and goings of gods and men.

One of the great masterpieces of Western literature, Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars. Though the stormy, vengeful god of the ocean is determined to keep him off course, Odysseus is clever and has the brilliant goddess Athena on his side. With wit, integrity, and bravery, Odysseus must escape the grip of the fearsome Cyclops, resist the deadly seductions of

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Homer Hickam, a NASA engineer, recounts his childhood in Coalwood, a West Virginia mining town, and discusses his dreams of launching rockets into outer space, and how he made those dreams come true.

This book written by Homer Eon Flint (1888-1924) is part of the "Dr. Kinney" series.

Science fiction fans, settle for a gripping interplanetary adventure. In "The Emancipatrix," brilliant researcher Dr. Kinney jets off on yet another fact-finding trip -- and finds himself face-to-face with a scientific conundrum. This thought-provoking and prescient tale is sure to please connoisseurs of golden-age SF.

Doctor Kinney travels with a

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CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. A SURPRISE IN THE SCREEN-ROOM II. A STRANGE VISITOR III. A BRILLIANT SCHEME IV. A SET OF RESOLUTIONS V. IN SEARCH OF A MOTHER VI. BREAKING THE NEWS VII. RHYMING JOE VIII. A FRIEND IN NEED IX. A FRIEND INDEED X. AT THE BAR OF THE COURT XI. THE EVIDENCE IN THE CASE XII. AT THE GATES OF PARADISE XIII. THE PURCHASE OF A LIE XIV. THE ANGEL WITH THE SWORD XV. AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY XVI. A BLOCK IN THE WHEEL XVII. GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY XVIII....

A fascinating dictionary of terms and phrases traditionally used in the oldest universities.

Bringing proofs which will satisfy the most skeptical Dr. William G. Kinney G. Van Emmon E. Williams Jackson and John W. Smith who left the earth on December 9 in a powerful sky-car of the doctor's design returned on the 23rd after having explored the two planets which lie between the earth and the sun. (Goodreads)