Circe & The Cyclops

'You must be Odysseus; man of twists and turns...' The tales of Odysseus's struggle with a man-eating Cyclops and Circe; the beautiful enchantress who turns men into swine. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics; with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan; from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Next to nothing is known about Homer's life. His works available in Penguin Classics are The Homeric Hymns; The Iliad and The Odyssey.