Also known as The Childrens Homer, this is Irish writer Padraic Colums retelling of the events of Homers Iliad and Odyssey for young people. Colums rich, evocative prose narrates the travails of Odysseus, King of Ithaca: his experiences fighting the Trojan War, and his ten years journey home to his faithful wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett )