The Greek Way, Paperback

A perennial favorite in many different editions, Edith Hamilton's best-sellingThe Greek Way captures the spirit and achievements of Greece in the fifth century B.C. A retired headmistress when she began her writing career in the 1930s, Hamilton immediately demonstrated a remarkable ability to bring the world of ancient Greece to life, introducing that world to the twentieth century. The New York Times called The Greek Way a ``book of both cultural and critical importance.