The Ballad of the White Horse (Annotated)

The Ballad of the White Horse is poetry by G. K. Chesterton about the idealized exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911. Written in ballad form, the work is usually considered one of the last great traditional epic poems ever written in the English language. The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun under the auspices of God working through the agency of the Virgin Mary.

This edition has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents.  This book has also been annotated, with additional information about the book and its author, including an overview, poetic structure, section by section summaries, influence, and extensive biographical and bibliographical information.