The Aeneid for Boys and Girls (Yesterday's Classics)

by Alfred J. Church

Book Overview

Relates in vigorous prose the tale of Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of Romulus, who escaped from the burning city of Troy and wandered the Mediterranean for years before settling in Italy. Patterned after the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Aeneid was composed as an epic poem by Virgil, to glorify the imperial city of Rome.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599150603
• ISBN13: 9781599150604
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Yesterday's Classics
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 17 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 12