New Old Prints began with a conviction: that the greatest stories in the public domain deserve more than a bare text file. Today, with the publication of The Odyssey & The Iliad: Homer’s Epic Collection, that conviction has a book attached to it.
This edition collects both of Homer’s surviving epics in a single volume — Samuel Butler’s 1898 translation of the Iliad and his 1900 Odyssey, widely regarded as among the most readable English renderings of the originals. Butler wrote for a general audience without condescending to it, and his prose retains a directness that more ornate verse translations can obscure. For a modern reader meeting Homer for the first time, or returning to him after years away, Butler is the right guide.
What the text alone cannot provide, this edition does. Original illustrations appear throughout both epics — artwork created specifically for this volume, not repurposed from archives or assembled from stock. Scholarly annotations give context to the historical, mythological, and literary references that the original audience would have understood instinctively. And a complete study guide offers discussion questions, thematic analysis, and suggestions for further reading — for book clubs, students, and anyone who wants to move from simply finishing the poems to understanding why they have lasted three thousand years. This is also a moment of unusual cultural alignment: Christopher Nolan’s major film adaptation of the Odyssey arrives in July 2026, a reminder that Homer’s world continues to speak to storytellers working at every level.
The Odyssey & The Iliad: Homer’s Epic Collection is available now in ebook and paperback on Amazon Kindle and Apple Books. Get your illustrated, annotated edition today.