The Napoleon of Notting Hill
The Napoleon of Notting Hill, published in 1904, was G. K. Chesterton's first novel. It is set in a London of 1984 where nothing has changed except that democracy has died and the king is chosen by lot. The lot falls on Auberon Quin, a joker, who for his amusement orders every borough to revive its medieval dignity with walls, banners and halberdiers. Everyone treats it as a farce except Adam Wayne, provost of Notting Hill, who takes the charter in earnest and goes to war to defend Pump Street against a road scheme. The joke becomes a battle and the battle a legend. Chesterton's defense of the small and local against the great and sensible is at its most exuberant. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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