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.

91 min The Odyssey, 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.

61 min The Odyssey, 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.

119 min The Odyssey, 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

103 min The Odyssey, 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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