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An edition of The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904)

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

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The Napoleon / of / Notting Hill / By / Gilbert K. Chesterton / With Seven Illustrations by / William Graham Robertson / and a Map of the Seat of War / London : John Lane : The / Bodley Head :: New York / John Lane Company :: MCMXIV

Pp. 301. [1-4] blank; Frontispiece, not included in pagination; Title-page, with 'Copyright 1904 / By John Lane' on verso, pp. [5, 6]; Dedicatory poem, To Hilaire Belloc, pp. 7, 8; Contents pp. 9, [10]; List of Illustrations, p. [11]; p. [12] blank; Divisional half-title, not included in pagination; Text pp. 13-[301]. The seven illustrations are tipped in to face the title-page and pp. 16, 70, 104, 190, 220, 264 and 296.

Dark-spring-green cloth lettered in black. Front: THE NAPOLEON / OF / NOTTING HILL / [picture of roof-tops and water tower in black] / GILBERT K. CHESTERTON [All within a double ruled border.]

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Publisher
John Lane: The Bodley Head, John Lane Company
Language
English
Pages
324

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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

Fourth reprint. Crown 8vo. Bound in original decorated green cloth. Cover: Foot of spine reads John Lane. "Copyright 1904 By John Lane"--T.p. verso. Original UK retail price: 6s.

Published in
London, New York
Series
The Bodley Head Library
Other Titles
The Napoleon of Notting Hill: A Romance
Copyright Date
1904

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR4453.C4 A4 N63 1914

Contributors

Cover Design
William Graham Robertson
Illustrator
William Graham Robertson
Copyright
John Lane
Dedicated to
Hilaire Belloc

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
[8], 7-9, [5], 13-300, [6] p. incl. front., [7] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 19 cm. (8º)
Number of pages
324
Dimensions
19 x x centimeters

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7116091M
Internet Archive
napoleonofnottin00chesuoft
OCLC/WorldCat
10106961, 697582611, 13532868, 473556392
amazon.co.uk_asin
B00108FDD0, B0016Q1VJQ
abebooks,de
4430698652
Scribd
17099754
Shelfari
398498
LibraryThing
13081

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL76473W

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Work Description

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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