The World's Desire

About this book

Odysseus returns from his travels to find the world restless again. Somewhere beyond the known seas lies a legendary woman whose beauty may hold the promise of everything men desire.

H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang combine Greek heroic legend with the adventurous energy of Victorian romance. Their story draws familiar mythic figures into new danger and strange encounters. Ancient epic supplies the heroes; Victorian romance supplies the restless tempo of the quest and its deepening dangers.