Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series， designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith， these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful， tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design。

The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature。 Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks， battles， monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that， even there， await him。