George Saintsbury quote

The Odyssey is, indeed, one of the greatest of all stories, it is the original romance of the West; but the Iliad, though a magnificent poem, is not much of a story.
George Saintsbury
George Saintsbury
George Saintsbury
Born: Oct 23, 1845
Died: Jan 28, 1933

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