I. The Quarrel of the Chiefs.II. The Broken Covenant.III. The Battle in the Plain.IV. Hector and Andromaché.V. The Duel of Hector and Ajax.VI. The Adventure of Ulysses and Diomed.VII. The Wounding of the Chiefs.VIII. The Battle at the Wall.IX. The Battle at the Ships.X. The Battle at the Ships (continued).XI. The Deeds and Death of Patroclus.XII. The Rousing of Achilles.XIII. The Battle at the River.XIV. The Death of Hector.XV. The Ransoming of Hector.
I. The Quarrel of the Chiefs.
II. The Broken Covenant.
III. The Battle in the Plain.
IV. Hector and Andromaché.
V. The Duel of Hector and Ajax.
VI. The Adventure of Ulysses and Diomed.
VII. The Wounding of the Chiefs.
VIII. The Battle at the Wall.
IX. The Battle at the Ships.
X. The Battle at the Ships (continued).
XI. The Deeds and Death of Patroclus.
XII. The Rousing of Achilles.
XIII. The Battle at the River.
XIV. The Death of Hector.
XV. The Ransoming of Hector.
THE ODYSSEY.
I. The Cyclops.II. The Island of Æolus—the Læstrygons—Circé.III. The Regions of the Dead—Scylla—the Oxen of the Sun—Calypso.IV. Telemachus and Penelopé.V. Nestor and Menelaüs.VI. Ulysses on his Raft.VII. Nausicaa and Alcinoüs.VIII. Ulysses and the Swineherd.IX. The Return of Telemachus.X. Ulysses in his Home.XI. The Trial of the Bow.XII. The Slaying of the Suitors.
I. The Cyclops.
II. The Island of Æolus—the Læstrygons—Circé.
III. The Regions of the Dead—Scylla—the Oxen of the Sun—Calypso.
IV. Telemachus and Penelopé.
V. Nestor and Menelaüs.
VI. Ulysses on his Raft.
VII. Nausicaa and Alcinoüs.
VIII. Ulysses and the Swineherd.
IX. The Return of Telemachus.
X. Ulysses in his Home.
XI. The Trial of the Bow.
XII. The Slaying of the Suitors.
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Transcriber's NoteArchaic and variable spelling is preserved as printed. This includes variation in spelling of proper nouns where both forms appear valid, e.g. Lybia and Libya; Halesus and Halæsus; Alethes and Aletes.Minor punctuation errors and inconsistencies in hyphenation and accent usage have been repaired.Page60contains a line beginning, "To whom Æneas, “I have not seen nor heard ...”." There may be a word omitted following 'Æneas', perhaps 'spake' or 'said' or similar. This occurs in all editions the transcriber was able to access, and, as it is impossible to be certain whether it was deliberate or an error, it is preserved as printed.Page87contains the line, "Was he moved at all my tears?" The transcriber has amended 'my' to 'by' for sense—"Was he moved at all by tears?"Page119contains the text, "for thou hast a mighty people and a fierce in Latium with whom to do battle." There may be a word missing following 'fierce'—perhaps 'one'—but as it is impossible to be certain, the text is preserved as printed.The frontispiece has been moved to follow the front matter. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they do not fall in the middle of a paragraph.
Transcriber's Note
Archaic and variable spelling is preserved as printed. This includes variation in spelling of proper nouns where both forms appear valid, e.g. Lybia and Libya; Halesus and Halæsus; Alethes and Aletes.
Minor punctuation errors and inconsistencies in hyphenation and accent usage have been repaired.
Page60contains a line beginning, "To whom Æneas, “I have not seen nor heard ...”." There may be a word omitted following 'Æneas', perhaps 'spake' or 'said' or similar. This occurs in all editions the transcriber was able to access, and, as it is impossible to be certain whether it was deliberate or an error, it is preserved as printed.
Page87contains the line, "Was he moved at all my tears?" The transcriber has amended 'my' to 'by' for sense—"Was he moved at all by tears?"
Page119contains the text, "for thou hast a mighty people and a fierce in Latium with whom to do battle." There may be a word missing following 'fierce'—perhaps 'one'—but as it is impossible to be certain, the text is preserved as printed.
The frontispiece has been moved to follow the front matter. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they do not fall in the middle of a paragraph.