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The Golden Fleece

By: Robert Graves
Narrated by: Nigel Carrington
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Summary

In order to reclaim his father's kingdom, Jason has been sent on an impossible mission: to take the golden ram's fleece that lies far away, guarded by a dragon. Jason, who is so attractive that women fall instantly in love with him, sets sail in the Argo, along with the greatest heroes of ancient Greece, including the surly (and often drunk) Hercules, the enchanting musician Orpheus and the warring twins Castor and Pollux. As they battle clashing rocks, monsters, and seductresses, watched over by pitiless gods, they will learn that victory comes at a price. In The Golden Fleece Robert Graves transforms Greek myth into a thrilling and richly imagined story, bringing the ancient world vividly alive.

Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895-7 December 1985) was an English poet and novelist, scholar, translator, and writer of antiquity, specialising in Classical Greece and Rome. During his long life he produced more than 140 works. Graves's translations and innovative analysis and interpretations of the Greek myths, the memoir of his early life, Good-Bye to All That, and his speculative study of poetic inspiration, The White Goddess, have never been out of print. Graves earned his living by writing popular historical novels, including I, Claudius (for which he was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize), King Jesus, The Golden Fleece and Count Belisarius. He was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford in 1961 and made an honorary fellow of St John’s College, Oxford, in 1971.

©2013 Robert Graves (P)2013 Audible Ltd

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"Shows the legendary cruise as one of the bawdiest, bloodiest, most boisterous expeditions of all time." (Time)

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an ancient story embellished by an erudite poet

well read. I suspect that I don't know enough classical mythology to get some of the references. But enjoyable adventure.

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A gripping yarn

I loved listening to this epic tale. Right up to the last few chapters where the heros go off their separate ways. That felt a bit of a tsttered ending. But it was epic!

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