The aim of this work is not a history of events but an account of the achievement and spirit of Greece. A perennial favorite in many different editions Edith Hamilton s best-selling The Greek Way captures the spirit and achievements of Greece in the fifth century B.C. A retired headmistress when she began her writing career in the 1930s Hamilton immediately demonstrated a remarkable ability to bring the world of ancient Greece to life introducing that world to the twentieth century. The New York Times called The Greek Way a book of both cultural and critical importance.