G.K. Chesterton, Madeline Ashby

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"In an alternate-history version of England, monarchs are selected at random instead of inheriting the title. When Auberon Quin, a man who aspires to live life like a medieval adventurer, becomes king, he mandates that each of London's neighborhoods become an independent state, complete with unique local costumes. Everyone goes along with the conceit until young Adam Wayne, a born military tactician, takes the game too seriously . . . and becomes the Napoleon of Notting Hill. War rages throughout the city, fought with sword and halberd"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 133mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 242g
• ISBN-13: 9780262546416
• ISBN-10: 0262546418
• Artikelnr.: 67793515

Autorenporträt

G.K. Chesterton; introduction by Madeline Ashby

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword ix
Introduction: Dystopias Are Problems Plus Time xv
Madeline Ashby
Book I
I Introductory Remarks on the Art of Prophecy 3
II The Man in Green 9
III The Hill of Humor 31
Book II
I The Charter of the Cities 43
II The Council of the Provosts 55
III Enter a Lunatic 69
Book III
I The Mental Condition of Adam Wayne 87
II The Remarkable Mr. Turnbull 103
III The Experiment of Mr. Buck 115
Book IV
I The Battle of the Lamps 135
II The Correspondent of the "Court Journal" 151
III The Great Army of South Kensington 163
Book V
I The Empire of Notting Hill 189
II The Last Battle 205
III Two Voices 215