The Junior Classics Volume 3: Tales from Greece and Rome
Varioustranslated Bywilliam Patten
Read by Gillian Hendrie
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories, and poems, both ancient and modern, suitable for boys and girls of from six to sixteen years of age. (summary from book introduction)
This collection consists of Volume 3, including many tales from Homer and Virgil among others. - Summary by William Patten (15 hr 1 min)
Chapters
Preface and List of gods | 8:26 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
How Theseus slays the Minotaur Part 1 | 35:28 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
How Theseus slays the Minotaur Part 2 | 29:25 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Pegasus, the Winged Horse | 50:56 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Heroes Sail Away in Search of the Golden Fleece | 15:33 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
How Jason Lost His Sandal | 17:05 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
How They Built the Ship Argo | 7:53 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis | 44:11 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Hunting the Calydonian Boar | 36:20 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Winning of Atalanta | 41:10 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Turning Everything into Gold | 37:19 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Pomegranate Seeds Part 1 | 43:00 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Pomegranate Seeds Part 2 | 29:36 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Trojan War | 6:36 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Quarrel of the Chiefs | 18:44 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Fight Between Paris and Menelaus | 12:49 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Duel Between Hector and Ajax | 13:13 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Deeds and Death of Patroclus | 13:25 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Death of Hector | 19:40 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Ransoming of Hector | 21:44 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Wooden Horse | 6:40 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Lotus-Eaters | 8:13 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Ulysses and the Cyclops | 18:05 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Circe’s Palace Part 1 | 43:33 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Circe’s Palace Part 2 | 25:22 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Ulysses and the Sirens | 7:57 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Nausicaa Rescues Ulysses | 18:24 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Ulysses and the Swineherd | 8:51 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Return of Telemachus | 6:50 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Ulysses in His Home | 14:04 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Trial of the Bow | 8:35 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Vengeance of Ulysses | 9:03 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Remnant of the Defeated Army Seeks a New Home | 12:30 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Adventure with the Harpies | 5:08 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Pursued by the Cyclops | 11:46 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Venus Sends Æneas to Queen Dido | 11:30 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Queen Dido Welcomes Æneas | 14:14 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Love and Death of Queen Dido | 22:10 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Race of the Four Galleys | 10:35 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Foot Race | 3:38 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Boxing Match | 5:49 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Contest of the Archers | 4:41 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Sibyl Speaks to Æneas | 9:50 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Dwellings of the Dead | 23:47 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Oracle Foretells the Coming of Æneas | 3:24 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Æneas and His Companions Eat Their Tables | 7:40 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Fight Between Æneas and Turnus | 13:23 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Death of Turnus | 12:23 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Story of Romulus and of Numa | 21:24 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Story of Alba | 29:28 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |