Audiobook: The Ballad of the White Horse (Version 2) by G. K. Chesterton

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ballad of the White Horse (Version 2) Author: G. K. Chesterton Narrator: Gayle Cato Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 55 minutes Release date: January 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Poetry Publisher's Summary: The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem 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 an epic poem. 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 militaristic and political accomplishments, it is also considered a Catholic allegory. Chesterton incorporates a significant amount of philosophy into the basic structure of the story. (Introduction by Wikipedia)