Reviews

Lepanto: With Explanatory Notes and Commentary by G.K. Chesterton, Dale Ahlquist

thestripedrose's review against another edition

5.0

This is a mesmerizing poem, and this edition contains annotations and several commentaries. Some of the commentaries provide the historical setting for the Battle for Lepanto that changed world history and is swept under the rug today.

fictionadventurer's review against another edition

4.0

I now understand the poem! I always loved it, but now I understand all the historical references!

Also, if I ever get sad, I will just remember that G.K. Chesterton once wrote a 22-page essay about how Mary, Queen of Scots/Don John of Austria is his OTP and he spends time headcanoning their romance.