A serialised classic, retold for sleep

The Odyssey, night by night.

The Odyssey, night by night. Ten years of sea and islands, harbours at dusk and a hall full of strangers. Homer's ancient epic, retold in our own words from a public-domain translation, told slow, for the very end of the day. Each night is a long, slow session of a chapter or three, read by a calm voice with long silences. Take them in order, or open the night that suits the evening. The nights are planned and on their way; every night below switches on the night it is ready. The story is Homer's; every sentence here is our own.

Serialised classic

The Nights

The whole book, retold slowly for sleep. Each night switches on the night it is ready.

12 nights

The Odyssey — Night 1: The Suitors in the Hall

Coming soon Night 1 — The Suitors in the Hall A great house eaten out from the inside, a son who has never met his father, and a ship slipping out of harbour after dark.

Coming soon Night 2 — Pylos and Sparta Sacrifices on a wide beach, a long chariot road through the corn, and an old soldier's wife who remembers everything.

Coming soon Night 3 — Calypso's Island Seven years on a wooded island, a raft built in four days, a long swim, and a girl doing the washing at a river mouth.

The Odyssey — Night 4: The Court of Alcinous

Coming soon Night 4 — The Court of Alcinous A walled orchard where fruit never fails, a hall of bronze and gold, athletic games on the sand, and a singer who makes a guest weep.

Coming soon Night 5 — The Lotus Eaters A raid that went wrong, an island where the food makes men forget home, and a cave belonging to somebody very large.

Coming soon Night 6 — Circe's Island A bag of winds opened too soon, a house in a clearing where the wolves are tame, and a year that passes without anyone noticing.

Coming soon Night 7 — Past the Sirens Wax in the ears, a rope round the mast, a narrow strait taken at speed, and a sleeping man carried home in the dark.

The Odyssey — Night 8: The Swineherd's Hut

Coming soon Night 8 — The Swineherd's Hut A ragged stranger fed by a poor man who has nothing to spare, and a young man sailing home along a night coast.

Coming soon Night 9 — Father and Son Two men alone in a hut who finally say who they are, a walk down into town, and an old dog lying on a heap by the gate.

Coming soon Night 10 — The Scar A beggar mocked in his own hall, a long conversation by the fire, and an old nurse washing a stranger's feet.

Coming soon Night 11 — The Great Bow A sleepless night, a contest nobody can win, a locked door, and the day the house is finally emptied of its guests.

The Odyssey — Night 12: The Olive Tree Bed

Coming soon Night 12 — The Olive Tree Bed A woman who will not be convinced, one question only two people could answer, and an old man in his orchard at last.

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