Chesterton, G. K.
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oleon of Notting Hill
“His robes were red, according to the King's heraldry, and, alone among the Provosts, he was girt with a great sword. This was Adam Wayne, the intractable Provost of Notting Hill.”
The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel by British author G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1904. Described as the best first novel of any writer of the 20th century, it is set in a fantasy future London of 1984.
When joke-loving Auberon Quinn is declared king, he decides to attire his London provosts in elaborate medieval-style costumes. While most dismiss the king’s antics, one man – Adam Wayne – takes on the apparent call for regional pride with surprising fervour, assembling a Notting Hill army to defend the neighbourhood from invaders. A delightful literary classic, and an unmissable read.
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