{"product_id":"the-napoleon-of-notting-hill-paperback","title":"The Napoleon of Notting Hill - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. K. Chesterton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMadeline Ashby\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA satire set in a future England, in which a neomedievalist contest among London neighborhoods takes a disastrous turn.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Auberon Quin, a prankster nostalgic for Merrie Olde England, becomes king of that country in 1984, he mandates that each of London's neighborhoods become an independent state, complete with unique local costumes. Everyone goes along with the conceit until young Adam Wayne, a born military tactician, takes the game too seriously . . . and becomes the Napoleon of Notting Hill. War ensues throughout the city--fought with sword and halberd! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eG. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English author, poet, critic, and newspaper columnist known for his brilliant, epigrammatic paradoxes. His best-known character is the priest-detective Father Brown, featured in over fifty stories published between 1910 and 1936, who solves mysteries and crimes thanks to his understanding of spiritual and philosophic truths; and his best-known novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e (1908), a metaphysical thriller. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Napoleon of Notting Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, he wrote several other near-future satires of England.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eG. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English author, poet, critic, and newspaper columnist known for his brilliant, epigrammatic paradoxes. His best-known character is the priest-detective Father Brown, featured in over fifty stories published between 1910 and 1936, who solves mysteries and crimes thanks to his understanding of spiritual and philosophic truths; and his best-known novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e (1908), a metaphysical thriller. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Napoleon of Notting Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, he wrote several other near-future satires of England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMadeline Ashby is the author of the Machine Dynasty series and the novel \u003ci\u003eCompany Town, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as a contributor to \u003ci\u003eHow to Future: Leading and Sense-Making in an Age of Hyperchange\u003c\/i\u003e. She has developed science fiction prototypes for Changeist, the Institute for the Future, the Smithsonian Institution, SciFutures, Nesta, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the Atlantic Council, and others.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44064022659206,"sku":"9780262546416","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3446\/5926\/files\/ZI0Rq8ytAU9780262546416.webp?v=1781304506","url":"https:\/\/profixdiy.com\/products\/the-napoleon-of-notting-hill-paperback","provider":"ProFix Home Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}