The World's Desire

About this film

LibriVox recording of The World's Desire by Andrew Lang; H. Rider Haggard. Read in English by Annyiee Hill; Taylor Davison; pcushnie; DJRickyV; Marcelle D Ward H. Rider Haggard (author of King Solomon's Mines the Allan Quatermain Series, and many more) and Andrew Lang (author of, among others, the rainbow coloured fairytale books) collaborate to lend their talent to one of the most fascinating and well known stories of all times. Odysseus returns home from the war, but does not find the peace and quiet which he craves. His home is ravaged, and his wife Penelope is dead. He comunicates with an old flame, the beautiful Helen of Troy, who sends him to his ultimate and defining last journey. Read about his adventures, and what might have been, in this beautiful novel by two of Britian's best Vctorian novelists. - Summary by Stav Nisser and Wikipedia. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook 00-14 (159MB) M4B Audiobook 15-27 (123MB)

Directors & creators

Andrew Lang; H. Rider Haggard

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;fantasy; Victorian novel

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