
' The Argonauts were terrified at the sight But Jason planting his feet apart stood to receive them as a reef in the sea confronts the tossing billows in a gale' The tragic epic love affair that allowed Jason to get the Golden Fleece Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd century BCE) Apollonius of Rhodes's The Voyage of Argo is also available in Penguin Classics