The Napoleon of Notting Hill
- First published
- 1904
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Fantasy fiction
- Political fiction
- Notting Hill (London, England)
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #20058. The Napoleon of Notting Hill on Wikipedia.
