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The Napoleon of Notting Hill

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The Napoleon of Notting Hill, Chesterton's first novel (1904), is set in London at the end of the twentieth century. It is still a city of gaslamps and horse-drawn carriages, but democratic government has withered away. When a government clerk, something of an aesthete and even more of a joker, is simply chosen from a list to be king, he sets the stage for arguments about the nature of hu... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (82 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages208
ISBN-100192831453
ISBN-13978-0192831453
Publication Date06/23/1994
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About G. K. Chesterton (Author) : Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874–June 14, 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, poetry, biography, Christian a... more
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About Bernard Bergonzi (Editor) : Bernard Bergonzi is a published editor. A published credit of Bernard Bergonzi is The Napoleon of Notting Hill (Oxford World's Classics).
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