The Napoleon of Notting Hill
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The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a satirical early fantasy novel by G. K. Chesterton that imagines a whimsical, quasi-medieval London ruled by an eccentric king whose jokes about local patriotism unexpectedly spark real political passion and conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early fantasy work
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author |
G. K. Chesterton
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
clashes between London boroughs
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escalation of a joke into real war ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Adam Wayne is the provost of Notting Hill
NERFINISHED
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Auberon Quin is an eccentric king of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
future London
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local patriotism ⓘ political conflict ⓘ quasi-medieval society ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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fantasy ⓘ political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between jest and seriousness
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individualism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ patriotism ⓘ romanticism of small communities ⓘ the absurdity of politics ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern fantasy literature
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political fantasy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adam Wayne
NERFINISHED
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Auberon Quin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
London
NERFINISHED
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Notting Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of fantasy and political satire
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early use of a quasi-medieval future London ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| publisher | John Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Notting Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSetting | future relative to time of writing ⓘ |
| titleCharacterReference | Adam Wayne is the "Napoleon" of Notting Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
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