FREEThe Ballad of the White Horse
by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936
"The Ballad of the White Horse" by G. K. Chesterton is a poem published in 1911. Written in traditional epic ballad form, it tells the story of Saxon King Alfred the Great's struggle against invading Danes. Hiding on a river island after near-defeat, Alfred receives a vision from the Virgin Mary. He gathers Catholic chieftains, infiltrates the enemy camp disguised as a minstrel, and leads his outnumbered forces to the climactic Battle of Ethandun, where faith and valor collide. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T06:49:51.582Z (historical-original-en-v2), Philippines scope. English historical author Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), died 1936; original-language author allowlist, matching sole EPUB/catalog creator, no credited contributors, no extra artwork, no flagged editorial/translation/copyright cues in isolated text. US public-domain source label and retained Gutenberg license; EPUB CRC passed. This is rule-based screening, not a worldwide rights opinion or a claim of manual review. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1719; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 e0d424b6a26f4409bc5d031480d82ae4f18ccc23ac431d2b8656970cbc2e3bd2; RDF SHA256 8bcb809d8b86d49fd6af1b508537d3e5f4b4aeedd4b134bfdcc75ad4a3fa3fa4. Author identity/date reference checked 2026-09-28: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/223.
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