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An edition of The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904)

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

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A witty and surreal novel of the future.

In a rather dull stuck-in-a-rut future, a prankster chosen randomly to be King of England revives the old ways and inadvertently arouses romantic patriotism and civil war between the boroughs of London.

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John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd.
Language
English
Pages
317

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Subjects
Fiction, Classic Literature, Science Fiction, Politics and government, English fiction, Political fiction, Fantastic fiction, London (england), fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, political, Fiction, fantasy, general, Translations into Russian, Fiction, general, Fantasy fiction, Notting Hill (London, England) -- Fiction
People
G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
Places
Notting Hill (London, England)
Times
1984

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Table of Contents

Book I
Chapter. Page Page
I. Introductory Remarks on the Art of Prophecy Page 13
II. The Man in Green Page 21
III. The Hill of Humour Page 49
Book II
I. The Charter of the Cities Page 65
II. The Council of the Provosts Page 82
III. Enter a Lunatic Page 102
Book III
I. The Mental Condition of Adam Wayne Page 125
II. The Remarkable Mr. Turnbull Page 147
III. The Experiment of Mr. Buck Page 163
Book IV
I. The Battle of the Lamps Page 189
II. The Correspondent of the "Court Journal" Page 208
III. The Great Army of South Kensington Page 224
Book V
I. The Empire of Notting Hill Page 259
II. The Last Battle Page 279
III. Two Voices Page 291
ILLUSTRATIONS
In the Dark Entrance there appeared a Flaming Figure Page Frontispiece
Page To face page
City Men out on All Fours in a Field covered with Veal Cutlets Page 16
"I'm the King of the Castle" Page 70
"I bring Homage to my King" Page 104
Map of the Seat of War Page 190
King Auberon descended from the Omnibus with Dignity Page 220
"A Fine Evening, Sir," said the Chemist Page 264
"Wayne, it was all a Joke!" Page 296

Edition Notes

Sixth reprint.

Series
The Bodley Head Library
Other Titles
The Napoleon of Notting Hill: A Romance
Copyright Date
1904

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823.9

Contributors

Dedicated to
Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator
William Graham Robertson

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
300, [1] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., map ;
Number of pages
317

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6427185M
OCLC/WorldCat
13703715
amazon.co.uk_asin
B0011PF56M, B001O2Q778
British Library
009588199
Shelfari
398498
Library Thing
13081

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