The Napoleon of Notting Hill

The Napoleon of Notting HillA comical futurist fantasy, first published in 1904, about a tradition loving suburban London community of the 1980s at war with its modernizing neighbors. Chesterton's splendid storytelling gifts and his sympathies for the plight of small nations trying to remain independent are strongly in evidence. 7 illustrations by W. Graham Robertson. New Introduction by Martin Gardner. Reprint of the John Lane: The Bodley Head, London, 1904 edition.

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