num_pages: 184
description: In a London of the future, the drudgery of capitalism and bureaucracy have worn the human spirit down to the point where it can barely stand. When a pint-sized clerk named Auberon Quinn is randomly selected as head of state, he decides to turn London into a medieval carnival for his own amusement. One man, Adam Wayne, takes the new order of things seriously, organizing a Notting Hill army to fight invaders from other neighborhoods. At first his project baffles everyone, but eventually his dedication proves infectious, with delightful results. First published in 1904, The Napoleon of Notting Hill was Chesterton's first novel. It has been called the best first novel by any author in the twentieth century. Newly designed and typeset by Waking Lion Press.
language: English
title: The Napoleon of Notting Hill
titlecomplete: The Napoleon of Notting Hill
characters: Adam Wayne, Auberon Quin
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Science Fiction, Classics, Novels, Speculative Fiction, Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, British Literature
ratings_count: 3404
places: London, England
publisher: Classic Books Library