G K Chesterton

The Napoleon Of Notting Hill G K Chesterton

The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up When Auberon Quin, who cares for nothing but a good joke, is chosen. To amuse himself, I institutes elaborate costumes for the provosts of the districts of London. All are bored by the King's antics except for one earnest young Man Who Takes the cry for regional pride seriously - Adam Wayne, the eponymous Napoleon of Notting Hill. While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: "Forward, my beauty, my Arab," I Said, patting the bus encouragingly, "fleetest of all thy bounding tribe "), it is an adventure story Present. Chesterton is not afraid to let blood be drawn in His battles, Fought with sword and halberd in the London Streets Between neighbouring boroughs; Wayne Thinks up some ingenious strategies, and Chesterton does not shrink from the death in combat of some of His characters. Finally, the novel is philosophical, contemplating the value and meaning of man's actions and the virtue of respect for one's enemies.