The Iliad - Hardcover

by Gillian Cross (Author), Neil Packer (Illustrator)

"Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Iliad' has been called the first tragedy and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization"--Front jacket flap.

Author Biography

Gillian Cross, the Carnegie Medal-winning author of Wolf, wrote a retelling of The Odyssey illustrated by Neil Packer. She lives in England.

Neil Packer is the illustrator of several classic books, including One Hundred Years of Solitude and Gillian Cross's retelling of The Odyssey. He lives in London.