Essential Classics are a quick into a range of exciting stories. These stories are shortened versions of the classic novels, which lose none of the strength and flavour of the original. Each title has a detailed glossary and “test yourself ”questions at the back of the book. 
The Iliad, the ancient Greek classic poem composed by Homer, is one of the greatest works of literature ever written; it has inspired readers and listeners for millennia. The story tells of a few days’fighting in the ten years long war between the Trojans led by King Priam, and the Greeks led by King Agamemnon. Heroes from both sides fight one another – how they fight, and how they die, is important to them. 

本系列叢書是欣賞世界名著的最佳捷徑。不管是令人毛骨悚然的「科學怪人」和扣人心弦的「金銀島」，到震撼力十足「野性的呼喚」，都是然保留原著精神、風味和特色的濃縮版本。

■ 饒富娛樂效果。
■ 大量插圖，並採用原文引述。
■ 以分為三個等級，分為「冒險」、「人物」、「家庭」、「恐怖」和「科幻小說」五大類。
■ 精選作品均為學生必讀的課外讀物。
■ 床邊故事的優良讀物。