Price-check: The Odyssey
Checked 2026-10-30Our verdict: Free on LibriVox — Butler's prose translation, group-read, $0.
| Way to get it | Cost | Wait / Keep? |
|---|---|---|
| Free — Libby / Hoopla (library) | Free | Free on LibriVox |
| Chirp deal (when on offer) | Pending | No wait · yours to keep |
| Audible | 1 credit / check price | No wait · yours to keep |
| Libro.fm | Pending | No wait · yours, supports a bookstore |
| Spotify Premium | Pending — we never guess Spotify inclusion | Stream while subscribed · included hours expire monthly |
Audible cash prices are never hard-coded here: Amazon permits displayed prices only via its API with a timestamp, so this row is always “1 credit / check price”.
Listening note
Odysseus's ten-year voyage home from Troy — monsters, sirens, and a household overrun with suitors — in Samuel Butler's classic prose translation. This LibriVox recording is a group read by volunteers, about 11 hours 20 minutes across the 24 books. It's completely free on LibriVox.
Sources: archive.org LibriVox item odyssey_butler_librivox (Butler translation): chapter times sum to 11:18:04 — checked 2026-10-30