The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G. K. Chesterton
Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936
"The Napoleon of Notting Hill" by G. K. Chesterton is a novel written in 1904, set in an unchanged London of 1984. When a prankster king institutes elaborate ceremonial costumes for London's district provosts as a joke, only one earnest young man takes the call for regional pride seriously—Adam Wayne of Notting Hill. What begins as royal amusement transforms into something far more significant when genuine passion meets calculated jest in this alternative reality where technology never advanced. ... Read more
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| Author | Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 |
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| Illustrator | Robertson, W. Graham (Walford Graham), 1866-1948 |
| Title | The Napoleon of Notting Hill |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Napoleon_of_Notting_Hill |
| Credits | Produced by Jason Isbell, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Notting Hill (London, England) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 20058 |
| Release Date | Dec 8, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
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