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Featured Article: The top 100 classics of all time
Before we whipped out our old high school syllabi and dug deep into our libraries to start selecting contenders for this list, we first had to answer the question, "How do we define a classic?" The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might guess, though there’s a lot to be said for the old adage, "You know it when you see it" (or, in this case, hear it). Of course, most critically, each of our picks had to be fabulous in audio. So dust off your aspirational listening list—we have some amazing additions you don’t want to miss.
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- By: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
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Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....
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Oddball Translation
- By Joel Jenkins on 05-11-17
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1 & 2
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 12-14-12
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....
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Great Work of Scholarship Accessible to All
- By KY-Barbara on 10-05-23
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1, Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 09-26-23
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....
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Much better than I originally thought
- By Tad Davis on 01-28-19
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Series: Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2, Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 11-20-18
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods....
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Beautiful recording marred by audio problems!
- By Arthurian Tapestry on 05-06-12
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, George Herbert Palmer - translator
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Surviving the Trojan War was just the beginning of the adventure for Odysseus. What lay ahead...
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A good reading of a classic
- By Dan on 03-31-04
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 10-19-00
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, Daniel Mendelsohn - translator
- Narrated by: Daniel Mendelsohn
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A landmark new translation of Homer’s most popular epic by distinguished author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn.
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overall good
- By A.M Nelson on 04-29-25
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Daniel Mendelsohn
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-09-25
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Alexander Pope - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War....
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One Advantage of Not Knowing Classical Greek
- By John on 12-09-21
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 06-14-10
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Emely Bronks
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The Iliad tells the dramatic story of the Trojan War, focusing on the wrath of Achilles and the clash between honor, pride, and fate.
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Legendary Voice
- By Anonymous User on 04-30-25
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Emely Bronks
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 04-23-25
- Language: English
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The Definitive Strategy Collection: 6 Works From Sun Tzu, Homer, Machiavelli, and Miyamoto Musashi
- The Art of War; The Prince; The Book of Five Rings; On War; The Iliad; & The Odyssey
- By: Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli, Miyamoto Musashi, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Noble, Mark Elstob, Malk Williams, and others
- Length: Not Yet Known
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The Definitive Strategy Collection brings together six of the most influential writings on strategy of all time.
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The Definitive Strategy Collection: 6 Works From Sun Tzu, Homer, Machiavelli, and Miyamoto Musashi
- The Art of War; The Prince; The Book of Five Rings; On War; The Iliad; & The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Peter Noble, Mark Elstob, Malk Williams, Barnaby Edwards
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 08-21-25
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator, Bernard Knox - introduction notes
- Narrated by: Vidish Athavale
- Length: 20 hrs
- Unabridged
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This translation of The Iliad equals Fitzgerald's earlier Odyssey in power and imagination. It recreates the original action as conceived by Homer, using fresh and flexible blank verse that is both lyrical and dramatic.
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Vidish Athavale
- Length: 20 hrs
- Release date: 06-03-25
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In the heat of the Trojan War, the Greek army’s greatest warrior, Achilles, withdraws from battle after a bitter dispute with King Agamemnon. As the war spirals into chaos, heroes rise and fall, divine forces meddle in mortal affairs, and honor is tested on every side.
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 05-29-25
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- A New Translation by Daniel Mendelsohn
- By: Homer, Daniel Mendelsohn - translator
- Narrated by: Daniel Mendelsohn
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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With his Odyssey, bestselling author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn has created a momentous new work, hailed by classicists and poets alike—a translation to stand with those of E. V. Rieu and Robert Fagles.
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The Odyssey
- A New Translation by Daniel Mendelsohn
- Narrated by: Daniel Mendelsohn
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-24-25
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- By: Homer, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Since it was first published more than 25 years ago, Robert Fitzgerald's prizewinning translation of Homer's battle epic has become a classic in its own right....
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Beautiful
- By Tad Davis on 10-08-14
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The Iliad
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 09-02-14
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The great legacy of The Iliad is its shattering revelation of what it means to be human in the face of life's uncertainty and fleeting mortality....
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An Excellent Iliad
- By Jefferson on 04-17-10
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 01-15-09
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Joey Clark
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The Iliad is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern...
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Joey Clark
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 01-22-25
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Maria Tucci
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Abridged
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Dating to the ninth century BC, Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War....
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Abridged
- By Amazon Customer on 10-15-18
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Maria Tucci
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Joey Clark
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read ...
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Joey Clark
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 01-22-25
- Language: English
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Classic Starts®
- The Odyssey
- By: Homer, Tania Zamorsky - editor
- Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus' decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold, with all the drama intact....
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The story it self
- By Anonymous User on 10-20-24
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Classic Starts®
- The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
- Series: Classic Starts
- Length: 2 hrs
- Release date: 01-12-21
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- By: Homer, D. S. Carne-Ross, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Robert Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey has been the standard translation for more than three generations of students and poets. Macmillan Audio is delighted to publish the first ever audio edition of this classic work, the greatest of all epic poems....
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"A god moved him--who knows?"
- By Jefferson on 07-25-18
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The Odyssey
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 09-02-14
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- The Story of Achilles
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns, the heroism and treachery of its combatants unmatched in song and story....
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A good translation and narrator.
- By J.C. on 11-03-03
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The Iliad
- The Story of Achilles
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 10-01-08
- Language: English
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