The World's Desire
by H. Rider Haggard, Andrew Lang
Publisher: ManyBooks
ISBN/ASIN: 0345024672
Number of pages: 234
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The story of the hero Odysseus after his untold second journey. Returning to his home, Ithaca, the region ravaged by a plague, his wife Penelope seemingly slain, Odysseus begins his final quest. This book might be called The Further Adventures of Odysseus.
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