O Napoleão de Notting Hill by G. K. Chesterton

"O Napoleão de Notting Hill" by G. K. Chesterton is a novel published in 1904. Set in a future London around 1984, it tells the story of King Auberon Quin, a humorist who whimsically revives medieval customs in London's boroughs. When young Adam Wayne takes the king's joke seriously, he launches a real war to defend Notting Hill's independence. The novel blends satire and fantasy, exploring themes of patriotism, idealism, and the tension between humor and fanaticism in human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936
Illustrator Robertson, W. Graham (Walford Graham), 1866-1948
Uniform Title The Napoleon of Notting Hill. Portuguese
Title O Napoleão de Notting Hill
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Napoleon_of_Notting_Hill Wikipedia page about this book: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Napoleone_di_Notting_Hill
Reading Level Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language Portuguese
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Fantasy fiction
Subject Political fiction
Subject Notting Hill (London, England) -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 46860
Release Date
Last Update Oct 24, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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