The Napoleon of Notting Hill
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Part comedy, part adventure, part social commentary, this
astonishing tale of tomorrow explores the essence of human
nature
Published in 1904, G. K. Chesterton’s debut novel is set eighty years in the future. Technology and social mores remain the same, but the England of 1984 boasts a government in which ineffectual kings are selected at random from an otherwise apathetic populace that has “lost faith in revolutions.” The political system hits a snag when Auberon Quin is selected as the next monarch. More joker than potentate, Quin amuses himself by installing a series of laws and bizarre customs that inflate civic pomp and circumstance to laughable proportions. These policies inevitably put Quin, a leader who does not believes in any of his dictums, on a collision course with his most earnest supporter: Adam Wayne, otherwise known as the Napoleon of Notting Hill.
A favorite among scholars and critics, The Napoleon of Notting Hill showcases the eclectic wit and unorthodox intellect that established Chesterton as one of the twentieth century’s most influential and far-reaching thinkers.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Published in 1904, G. K. Chesterton’s debut novel is set eighty years in the future. Technology and social mores remain the same, but the England of 1984 boasts a government in which ineffectual kings are selected at random from an otherwise apathetic populace that has “lost faith in revolutions.” The political system hits a snag when Auberon Quin is selected as the next monarch. More joker than potentate, Quin amuses himself by installing a series of laws and bizarre customs that inflate civic pomp and circumstance to laughable proportions. These policies inevitably put Quin, a leader who does not believes in any of his dictums, on a collision course with his most earnest supporter: Adam Wayne, otherwise known as the Napoleon of Notting Hill.
A favorite among scholars and critics, The Napoleon of Notting Hill showcases the eclectic wit and unorthodox intellect that established Chesterton as one of the twentieth century’s most influential and far-reaching thinkers.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Product Details
- Title : The Napoleon of Notting Hill
- Author: Chesterton, G. K.
- Publisher: Open Road Media
- Publication Date: 2015
- ISBN: 9781504022521
G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was a prolific English journalist
and author best known for his mystery series featuring the
priest-detective Father Brown and for the metaphysical thriller
The Man Who Was Thursday. Baptized into the Church of
England, Chesterton underwent a crisis of faith as a young man and
became fascinated with the occult. He eventually converted to Roman
Catholicism and published some of Christianity’s most influential
apologetics, including Heretics and Orthodoxy.