Modern Classics the Golden Fleece - Softcover

Graves, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141197641 ISBN 13: 9780141197647

Publisher: Penguin Classic, 2012

Synopsis

In order to reclaim his father's kingdom, Jason has been sent on an impossible mission - to take the golden ram's fleece that lies far away, guarded by a dragon. Jason, who is so attractive that women fall instantly in love with him, sets sail in the Argo, along with the greatest heroes of ancient Greece, including the surly (and often drunk) Hercules, the enchanting musician Orpheus and the battling twins Castor and Pollux. As they battle clashing rocks, monsters and seductresses, watched over by pitiless gods, they will learn that victory comes at a price. In The Golden Fleece Robert Graves transforms Greek myth into a thrilling and richly imagined story, bringing the ancient world vividly alive.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon. He went from school to the First World War, where he became a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He wrote his autobiography, Goodbye to All That, in 1929, and it was soon established as a modern classic. He died on 7 December 1985 in Majorca, his home since 1929.

Review:

Shows the legendary cruise as one of the bawdiest, bloodiest, most boisterous expeditions of all time * Time *

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classic
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0141197641
• ISBN 13: 9780141197647
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 397