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The Ballad of the White Horse — G. K. Chesterton

The Ballad of the White Horse

G. K. Chesterton

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 76 pages

The Ballad of the White Horse is a narrative poem by G.K. Chesterton that draws on legends of King Alfred and his resistance to Danish invaders. Written in ballad form, it is worth hearing for its rhythmic verse and its portrait of a legendary king.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE BALLAD OF THE WHITE HORSE
  2. Prefatory Note
  3. DEDICATION
  4. BOOK I. THE VISION OF THE KING
  5. BOOK II. THE GATHERING OF THE CHIEFS
  6. BOOK III. THE HARP OF ALFRED
  7. BOOK IV. THE WOMAN IN THE FOREST
  8. BOOK V. ETHANDUNE: THE FIRST STROKE
  9. BOOK VI. ETHANDUNE: THE SLAYING OF THE CHIEFS
  10. BOOK VII. ETHANDUNE: THE LAST CHARGE
  11. BOOK VIII. THE SCOURING OF THE HORSE
  12. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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