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Aeneid Jr. – Pre-Publication Edition
Available: November 22, 2025
Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction
Page Count: 107
Join Prince Aeneas as he flees burning Troy to fulfill the prophecy of founding what will later become Rome. Aeneas must overcome struggles between the gods and goddesses in his quest to discover his true fate. Based on Virgil’s classic Aeneid (written in Latin around 19 BC), this adventure will transport you back to 1200 BC. Aeneid Jr. is a paraphrased, abridged version of the Aeneid based on John Dryden’s translation of the Aeneid.
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Aeneid Jr. – Pre-Publication Edition Excerpt
Preface
The Readers’ Plea
O Muses, sing of gods and men.
Relate the tales of war, and then
a glimpse we’ll see, we’ll pierce the ban
that keeps our eyes from heaven’s plan.
The gods speak of Fates, yet design
plots and challenges, most unkind.
Tell us of Juno and Venus,
of Paris, Helen, Aeneas.
Unfold the scroll. Let us dispute.
The source of Rome we must deduce.