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Bettany Hughes sets out to find the reality behind the myth of Helen of Troy. She adds much nuance. The early chapters with details about the Myceneans, Minoans, and Hittites are especially informative. Later chapters trace interpretations of Helen throughout history. Hughes's television work has given her a strategy for raising suspense that extends the book by a good fifty pages and grows wearing after a while. Still ****
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