{"product_id":"the-napoleon-of-notting-hill-paperback","title":"The Napoleon of Notting Hill - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. K. Chesterton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Daniels\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDale Ahlquist\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen dystopian futures don't feel so future at all...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour decades before George Orwell wrote \u003cem\u003e1984, The Napoleon of Notting Hill\u003c\/em\u003e defined the dystopian genre. One of the first dystopian comedies, instead of a dark vision of jackboots and surveillance states, G.K. Chesterton explores the question of what a society would look like if no one could take a joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this future England, each new king is decided by lottery. When Auberon Quin, a man who cares only for a good joke, is chosen to be the next king, he resolves to spend his reign teaching his fellow governors how big a joke can really be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile most district leaders are content to put up with Auberon's schemes even when he insists upon elaborate costumes and heraldry, one provost takes his games much too seriously. When Adam Wayne, the Provost of Notting Hill, takes a military stand against his fellow leaders and seeks to defend his tiny fiefdom by any means necessary, Auberon's joke has gone too far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the dystopian genre is defined by hopelessness, Chesterton's dry wit and tongue-in-cheek humor are a welcome respite. Follow Auberon and Wayne as they ponder the meaning of humor and virtue in a world where the swords are all too real and the defense of one's pride may well result in blood in the streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Dale Ahlquist, president of the Society of G.K. Chesterton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44491570937995,"sku":"9781680575170","price":25.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/cXk4Z1JLV2pFZjdHWllvTi8xeTQvZz09.webp?v=1763401933","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-napoleon-of-notting-hill-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}