The Penguin Book of Classical Myths Paperback – Illustrated, October 27, 2009

Purchased this for use as a textbook with my class and I actually love it. Very well written and informative. I have gone on to recommend it to my friends if they want an interesting read.

This was my textbook for my college mythology class. It's a great compilation of the stories.

This book is a great read.. Its very welll written and mind opening. I hope to find more titles like this in the future...

This is a nice introduction to the various Greek stories. The section concerning the Trojan war and the Odyssey is quite extensive, and there are plenty of other stories in here as well, but I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't a chapter discussing the house of Atreus. Overall this is a good book.Fix: Actually the section on the house of Atreus comes right after the section on the Odyssey, kind of strange. So yes, this book does cover the house of Atreus. My mistake.

I needed it for school. It is easy to read, bold print. It was in great shape and fast delivery!

A. Moore (Wife of J. Moore) here: Jenny March is obviously a great classicist, but she has a leaden writing style that turns classical mythology into carefully distilled tedium. The circular structure of the work frustrates student readers, and much of the incidental information is endlessly repeated or might better have been relegated to foot- or endnotes. I understand the need to update the late, great E. Hamilton, but replacing her exciting and enchanting work with this textual sedative is cruel.

Provides an easier way to understand Greek Mythology.

I love it