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The Napoleon of Notting Hill

Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1904 · Novel

Setting: near future (1984, written 1904)

Synopsis

A witty and surreal novel of the future. In a rather dull stuck-in-a-rut future, a prankster chosen randomly to be King of England revives the old ways and inadvertently arouses romantic patriotism and civil war between the boroughs of London.

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Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: FictionClassic LiteratureScience FictionPolitics and governmentEnglish fictionPolitical fictionFantastic fictionLondon (england), fictionBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, political

openlibrary_id: OL76473W

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