The Ballad of the White Horse (16 Point - Large Print Edition)

The Ballad of the White Horse by G. K. Chesterton, 1911.The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem about theidealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great. Written in ballad form, the work has been described as one of thelast great traditional epic poems written in the Englishlanguage.The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat theinvading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun under the auspices of Godworking through the agency of the Virgin Mary. In addition to being anarration of Alfred's military and political accomplishments, it isalso considered a Catholic allegory.Gilbert Keith Chesterton(1874 - 1936),was an English literary and social critic, historian, playwright, novelist, Catholic Christian theologian, debater and mystery writer. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox". Time magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs,allegories - first carefully turning them inside out."This Easy on the Eyes Edition features: 16 point type - larger than the 10pt or 11pt type used for most published fiction. The Tiresias font, a well designed typeface that's easy to read at large sizes. The font was created for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), a British charity. Generous spacing between lines of text (130% leading) Ample margins.