Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus, Cyclops. 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops, 150 BC. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Odysseus and Polyphemus. Ancient Greece. Gardner Museum. MFA, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops, 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Odysseus and Polyphemus. Ancient Greece. Gardner Museum. MFA, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Odysseus and Polyphemus. Ancient Greece. Gardner Museum. MFA, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus, Cyclops. 150 BC. by Travis Simpkins

Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Odysseus and Polyphemus. Ancient Greece. Gardner Museum. MFA, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

"The Lost Island" by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

The Lost Island

by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

Grand Central Publishing, 2014

Notes by Travis Simpkins

     Part of their "Gideon Crew" series of novels, The Lost Island by Preston & Child in a fast paced and truly enveloping adventure that is hard to put down once begun. Tense action and unexpected turns keep the story interesting throughout it's 355 pages.

     Master thief Gideon Crew is hired to steal a page from the priceless 9th Century illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, while it is on display at the Morgan Library. Once obtained, his employer reveals that a secret map is hidden beneath the page's decoration… a map that leads to an ancient cure-all that would be of invaluable benefit to all of humanity. Paired with a feisty partner, Amy, Gideon follows the map through treacherous seas to  a remote island in the Caribbean where the two find that the fanciful events written about by Homer in The Odyssey may be based in fact.

     To reveal more of the surprises contained within the plot would be a disservice to the book. The clever masterwork of these two authors illustrates the type of path more blockbuster mystery novels should take… that of an intelligent yet entertaining historically-themed thriller.  

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: The Book of Kells

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Book of Kells. Chi Rho page

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Morgan Library

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Morgan Library

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Saint Columba

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Saint Columba

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Caribbean Sea

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Mosquito Coast. Nicaragua

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Mosquito Coast. Nicaragua

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Mosquito Coast. Nicaragua

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Mosquito Coast. Nicaragua

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Cyclops. The Odyssey

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Mosquito Coast. Nicaragua

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Cyclops. The Odyssey

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Mosquito Coast. Nicaragua

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Cyclops. The Odyssey

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Cyclops. The Odyssey

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Cyclops. The Odyssey

The Lost Island. Preston and Child

The Lost Island. Preston and Child: Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. Homer's Odyssey. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

Homer's Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Head of Polyphemus, Cyclops. Homer's Odyssey. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. 150 BC. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus, Cyclops. Homer's Odyssey. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. 150 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek

Head of Polyphemus

Cyclops

150 BC

Greek or Roman

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

Collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

The Odyssey - Cyclops

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Ancient Greek Head of Polyphemus. Cyclops. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston