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The Napoleon of Notting Hill

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London, 1984. Democracy has given up the ghost. England’s ruler is randomly selected, and this year it’s Auberon Quin, a clerk with an odd sense of humour. Quinn mandates that each borough of London become an independent neo-medievalist state, complete with costume and armoury. The city bears his practical joke with varying levels of patience – except Adam Wayne, an earnest young man from Notting Hill, who takes his sword in hand and the joke deathly seriously.

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London, 1984. England has given up on democracy and selects its rulers by lottery. This time it is the turn of clerk Auberon Quin, a prankster who decrees that each borough of London become an independent mediaeval state, complete with costumes and coats of arms. The citizens bear his joke with varying levels of patience – until Adam Wayne, the intractable Provost of Notting Hill, sword in hand, takes the game far too seriously.

First published in 1904, G. K. Chesterton’s deliriously eccentric debut novel is a wild, topsy-turvy satire on a land ruled by fools.

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Weight 0.147 kg
Dimensions 19.7 × 12.9 × 1.1 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

192

Language

English

Edition

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Dewey

823.912 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K