Author: Gilbert Keith ChestertonPublisher: United Holdings Group
ISBN:
Category : Notting Hill (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Author: Gilbert Keith ChestertonPublisher: United Holdings Group
ISBN:
Category : Notting Hill (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904) / Novel
Author: Gilbert Keith ChestertonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717301826
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984. Although the novel is set in the future, it is, in effect, set in an alternative reality of Chesterton's own period, with no advances in technology or changes in the class system or attitudes. It postulates an impersonal government, not described in any detail, but apparently content to operate through a figurehead king, randomly chosen.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904)
Author: Gilbert Keith ChestertonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780359173082
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984. Michael Collins, who led the fight for Irish independence from British Rule, is known to have admired the book. The novel is also quoted at the start of Neil Gaiman's novel "Neverwhere
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Author: G. K. ChestertonPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Napoleon of Notting Hill" by G. K. Chesterton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (Annotated Original Edition)
Author: G K ChestertonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
"The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly-unchanged London in 1984.Though the novel deals with the future, it concentrates not on technology nor on totalitarian government but on a government where no one cares what happens, comparable to Fahrenheit 451 in that respect.The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up when Auberon Quin, who cares for nothing but a good joke, is chosen. To amuse himself, he institutes elaborate costumes for the provosts of the districts of London. All are bored by the King's antics except for one earnest young man who takes the cry for regional pride seriously - Adam Wayne, the eponymous Napoleon of Notting Hill.While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: ""Forward, my beauty, my Arab,"" he said, patting the omnibus encouragingly, ""fleetest of all thy bounding tribe""), it is also an adventure story: Chesterton is not afraid to let blood be drawn in his battles, fought with sword and halberd in the London streets, and Wayne thinks up a few ingenious strategies; and, finally, the novel is philosophical, considering the value of one man's actions and the virtue of respect for one's enemies."
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (Annotated Original Edition)
Author: G K ChestertonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
"The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly-unchanged London in 1984.Though the novel deals with the future, it concentrates not on technology nor on totalitarian government but on a government where no one cares what happens, comparable to Fahrenheit 451 in that respect.The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up when Auberon Quin, who cares for nothing but a good joke, is chosen. To amuse himself, he institutes elaborate costumes for the provosts of the districts of London. All are bored by the King's antics except for one earnest young man who takes the cry for regional pride seriously - Adam Wayne, the eponymous Napoleon of Notting Hill.While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: ""Forward, my beauty, my Arab,"" he said, patting the omnibus encouragingly, ""fleetest of all thy bounding tribe""), it is also an adventure story: Chesterton is not afraid to let blood be drawn in his battles, fought with sword and halberd in the London streets, and Wayne thinks up a few ingenious strategies; and, finally, the novel is philosophical, considering the value of one man's actions and the virtue of respect for one's enemies."
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (Annotated)
Author: G K ChestertonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly-unchanged London in 1984. Though the novel deals with the future.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Author: G. K. ChestertonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781689947343
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly-unchanged London in 1984.Though the novel deals with the future, it concentrates not on technology nor on totalitarian government but on a government where no one cares what happens, comparable to Fahrenheit 451 in that respect.The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up when Auberon Quin, who cares for nothing but a good joke, is chosen. To amuse himself, he institutes elaborate costumes for the provosts of the districts of London. All are bored by the King's antics except for one earnest young man who takes the cry for regional pride seriously - Adam Wayne, the eponymous Napoleon of Notting Hill.While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: "Forward, my beauty, my Arab," he said, patting the omnibus encouragingly, "fleetest of all thy bounding tribe"), it is also an adventure story: Chesterton is not afraid to let blood be drawn in his battles, fought with sword and halberd in the London streets, and Wayne thinks up a few ingenious strategies; and, finally, the novel is philosophical, considering the value of one man's actions and the virtue of respect for one's enemies.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (Annotated Original Edition) (Illustarted)
Author: Gilbert Keith ChestertonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly-unchanged London in 1984. Though the novel deals with the future, it concentrates not on technology nor on totalitarian government but on a government where no one cares what happens, comparable to Fahrenheit 451 in that respect. The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up when Auberon Quin, who cares for nothing but a good joke, is chosen. To amuse himself, he institutes elaborate costumes for the provosts of the districts of London. All are bored by the King's antics except for one earnest young man who takes the cry for regional pride seriously - Adam Wayne, the eponymous Napoleon of Notting Hill. While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: "Forward, my beauty, my Arab," he said, patting the omnibus encouragingly, "fleetest of all thy bounding tribe"), it is also an adventure story: Chesterton is not afraid to let blood be drawn in his battles, fought with sword and halberd in the London streets, and Wayne thinks up a few ingenious strategies; and, finally, the novel is philosophical, considering the value of one man's actions and the virtue of respect for one's enemies.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904) Novel by
Author: Gilbert Keith ChestertonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781542776868
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984. Although the novel is set in the future, it is, in effect, set in an alternative reality of Chesterton's own period, with no advances in technology or changes in the class system or attitudes. It postulates an impersonal government, not described in any detail, but apparently content to operate through a figurehead king, randomly chosen.The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up when Auberon Quin, who cares for nothing but a good joke, is chosen.