Project Gutenberg 2006-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 1074 Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) Robertson, W. Graham (Walford Graham) 1866 1948 Robertson, Walford Graham Robertson, Graham The Napoleon of Notting Hill Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Napoleon_of_Notting_Hill Produced by Jason Isbell, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Napoleon of Notting Hill" by G. K. Chesterton is a satirical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a future London where the populace has seemingly lost faith in revolutions and upheaval, embracing a mundane and monotonous existence. The main character, Auberon Quin, is an eccentric government clerk who inadvertently becomes a king, sparking whimsical chaos with his grand (yet absurd) ideas about local governance and patriotism. At the start of the book, the narrative delves into the ironic complacency of society in the early 20th century, where predictions from numerous "prophets" about the future are humorously disregarded by the ordinary people who simply maintain their daily routines. Auberon briefly disrupts this monotony when he chooses to take a stand in favor of local identities and medieval traditions, proposing extravagant systems such as city guards and proclamations for the boroughs of London. This sets off a series of comedic events that highlight the absurdity of his ideas while reflecting on the nature of governance and identity in a rapidly modernizing world. The opening establishes a sharp contrast between the absurdity of Quin's charismatic actions and the ordinary lives of those around him, laying the groundwork for an exploration of individualism against the backdrop of collective apathy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Political fiction Notting Hill (London, England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 383714 2025-08-08T11:42:21.072020 text/html 386198 2006-12-08T10:30:40 text/html 1121086 2025-08-08T11:42:29.706930 application/epub+zip 1120278 2025-08-08T11:42:24.317965 application/epub+zip 211773 2025-08-08T11:42:22.925959 application/epub+zip 1309546 2025-08-08T11:42:33.649927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1270941 2025-08-08T11:42:28.633956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342306 2022-09-09T12:31:37.050499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337612 2025-08-08T11:42:20.182005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337525 2006-12-08T10:30:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337519 2006-12-08T10:30:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22315 2025-08-08T11:42:33.799886 application/rdf+xml 13541 2025-08-08T11:42:23.433931 image/jpeg 3275 2025-08-08T11:42:23.176949 image/jpeg 130335 2006-12-08T10:30:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 973567 2006-12-08T10:30:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 130288 2006-12-08T10:30:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 1043702 2025-08-08T11:42:21.125958 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia