An English Translation of the First Eight Books of the Iliad of Homer (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An English Translation of the First Eight Books of the Iliad of Homer <p>The following English Translation of the First Eight Books of the Iliad of Homer was written during some leisure hours of the past year. I have endeavoured to make it as literal and faithful as I could; with the View of exhibiting, in the best way, the spirit and style of the original: but Whether I have succeeded in the attempt must be decided by those alone Who are competent judges. I may here state, that I have neither read, nor seen any other English translation ln my life: and it is hoped, therefore, that this circum stance Will ensure the kind and considerate indulgence of my more. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.