The Ballad of the White Horse The Ballad of the White Horse

The Ballad of the White Horse

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Publisher Description

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. In addition to being a narration of Alfred's military and political accomplishments, it is also considered a Catholic allegory. Chesterton incorporates a significant amount of philosophy into the basic structure of the story.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
1911
January 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
71
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SELLER
Public Domain
SIZE
54.2
KB

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