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  1. Ten years later, negotiations for the road encounter an obstacle in Adam Wayne, who has become the provost of Notting Hill. Objecting to the destruction of the shops, he vows to preserve his...

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      Adam Wayne, the provost of Notting Hill. As a nine-year-old,...

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      the need for joy and beauty. The novel’s two principal...

    • G. K. Chesterton

      English essayist, novelist, and poet. Examine the life,...

  2. Synopsis. 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, he institutes elaborate costumes for the provosts of the districts of London.

    • Gilbert Keith Chesterton
    • 1904
  3. At the climax of one battle, the King — who takes nothing seriously — finds himself joining forces with Wayne — who takes everything seriously. Auberon Quin and Adam Wayne ultimately realize that they represent the two lobes of the brain, the brain of the ploughman.

    • Dale Ahlquist
  4. The characters in “The Napoleon of Notting Hill” are allegorical representations of different aspects of human nature. Auberon Quin, the protagonist, represents the human desire for freedom and individuality. Adam Wayne, the antagonist, represents the human desire for order and tradition.

  5. When a pint-sized clerk named Auberon Quinn is randomly selected as head of state, he decides to turn London into a medieval carnival for his own amusement. One man, Adam Wayne, takes the new order of things seriously, organizing a Notting Hill army to fight invaders from other neighborhoods.

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  6. Feb 27, 2024 · At first, the reader is made to laugh along with the other Londoners at Chesterton’s bizarre and maniacal Adam Wayne and his beloved Notting Hill. Why is this man willing to risk everything to defend his puny Pump Street?

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  8. Adam Wayne, the provost of Notting Hill. As a nine-year-old, he had unwittingly inspired King Auberon to reintroduce medieval customs into London. He loves Notting Hill’s narrow streets and...