Napoleon of Notting Hill

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• Publisher: Fractal Press
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781910660041
• Edition: 0

Step into the whimsical and thought-provoking world of "e;The Napoleon of Notting Hill"e; by G. K. Chesterton. Set in a fantastical future London where monarchy is chosen by lottery, the story follows Auberon Quin, an eccentric king who turns the city into a patchwork of medieval-style city-states. When Adam Wayne, the passionate and idealistic Provost of Notting Hill, takes his local patriotism to fervent heights, humor and conflict abound. Chesterton's satirical tale is a brilliant exploration of individualism, tradition, and the unanticipated power of imagination.

Table of contents

• TO HILAIRE BELLOC
• BOOK I
• I. — INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON THE ART OF PROPHECY
• II. — THE MAN IN GREEN
• III. — THE HILL OF HUMOUR
• BOOK II
• I. — THE CHARTER OF THE CITIES
• II. — THE COUNCIL OF THE PROVOSTS
• III. — ENTER A LUNATIC
• BOOK III
• I. — THE MENTAL CONDITION OF ADAM WAYNE
• II. — THE REMARKABLE MR. TURNBULL
• III. — THE EXPERIMENT OF MR. BUCK
• BOOK IV
• I. — THE BATTLE OF THE LAMPS
• II. — THE CORRESPONDENT OF THE “COURT JOURNAL”
• III. — THE GREAT ARMY OF SOUTH KENSINGTON
• BOOK V
• II. — THE LAST BATTLE
• III. — TWO VOICES