Odyssey
Stephen Fry
Michael Joseph, £25, pp432
The final instalment of Fry’s outstandingly entertaining quartet of books revisiting the Greek myths is every bit as enjoyable as its predecessors. Following Odysseus, Agamemnon, Ajax, Menelaus and Aeneas on their journeys home from Troy, Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales. As with his previous titles, he combines scholarly research with a lightness of touch, and his wry sense of humour and natural gift for storytelling make for a highly engaging read.
