The Ballad of the White Horse (100th Anniversary Edition)

Description

The Ballad of the White Horse is one of the last great epic poems in the English language. On the one hand, it describes King Alfred’s battle against the Danes in 878. On the other hand, it is a timeless allegory about the ongoing battle between Christianity and the forces of nihilistic heathenism. Filled with colorful characters, thrilling battles, and mystical visions, it is as lively as it is profound.

Chesterton incorporates brilliant imagination, atmosphere, moral concern, chronological continuity, wisdom, and fancy. He makes his stanzas reverberate with sound and hurries his readers into the heart of the battle.

The 100th Anniversary Edition includes margin notes and chapter summaries by Sharon Higby and illustrations by Ben Hatke.