The Ballad of the White Horse: with explanatory and historical footnotes by Chesterton, G. K. (9781910372180)

The Ballad of the White Horse: with explanatory and historical footnotes - Revised with Ad

by Chesterton, G. K. , George, Sharif

Paperback - English

The Ballad of the White Horse - This is the full text of G K Chesterton's epic poem about King Alfred the great and the battle of Ethandune or Edington in May 878 AD.

This edition of Ballad of the White Horse has been heavily annotated with explanatory notes to help the reader get a true insight into the poem's meaning and key characters.

Chesterton believed The Ballad of the White Horse to be his best work and it was the only work he felt was suitable to be dedicated to his wife.

The text has been preserved as Chesterton's original manuscript for the Ballad of the White Horse.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Edition Number

Revised with Ad

ISBN

1910372188

EAN

9781910372180

Publisher

INDEPENDENT CAT

Publication Date

04 May 2016

Pages

146

Weight (kg)

0.13

Dimensions (cm)

17.8 x 12.7 x 0.8

About Author

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England, in 1874. He went on to study art at the Slade School, and literature at University College in London. Chesterton wrote a great deal of poetry, as well as works of social and literary criticism. Among his most notable books are"The Man Who Was Thursday", a metaphysical thriller, and "The Everlasting Man", a history of humankind's spiritual progress. After Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922, he wrote mainly on religious topics such as "Orthodoxy" and "Heretics". Chesterton is most known for creating the famous priest-detective charac