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There has been speculation that the setting of the book prompted the date chosen for the setting of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four; [2] the Japanese translation of the book, the cover of which was illustrated by Hayao Miyazaki, bore the primary title Chesterton's 1984.
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton
- 1904
The book was The Napoleon of Notting Hill. It was written in 1904. The action of the story takes place 80 years into the future, or 1984. Ironically, some two decades after this book was written, Chesterton gave a break to a young writer by publishing his first essay in G.K.’s Weekly.
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First published in 1904, The Napoleon of Notting Hill was Chesterton's first novel. It has been called the best first novel by any author in the twentieth century. Newly designed and typeset by Waking Lion Press.
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Feb 27, 2024 · So, Chesterton did what he did best: he wrote a book. The result, his 1904 novel The Napoleon of Notting Hill, is a masterpiece displaying the beauty and importance of localism in politics.
- Christian Burke
First published in 1904, G. K. Chesterton's deliriously eccentric debut novel is a wild, topsy-turvy satire on a land ruled by fools.
Jan 1, 2007 · After Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922, he wrote mainly on religious topics. Chesterton is most known for creating the famous priest-detective character Father Brown, who first...
Jan 1, 1991 · The Napoleon of Notting Hill. Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 1991 - Fiction - 163 pages. The Napoleon of Notting Hill is G. K. Chesterton's first novel. Published in...
