Audio only
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (Annotated)
By G. K. Chesterton
Length6h 16m
About this audiobook
This edition includes the following editor's introduction: G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer
First published in 1904, “The Napoleon of Notting Hill” is a fantastical novel written by English writer G. K. Chesterton. It was Chesterton's first novel and has been called the best first novel by any author in the twentieth century.
“The Napoleon of Notting Hill” is set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984. In this London of the future, the drudgery of capitalism and bureaucracy have worn the human spirit down to the point where it can barely stand. 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 decides to turn London into a medieval carnival for his own amusement. All are bored by the King's antics except for one man, Adam Wayne, who takes the new order of things seriously, organizing a Notting Hill army to fight invaders from other neighbourhoods. At first his project baffles everyone, but eventually his dedication proves infectious, with delightful results...
Although “The Napoleon of Notting Hill” is set in the future, it is, in effect, set in an alternative reality of Chesterton's own period, with no advances in technology nor changes in the class system or attitudes of the time. It postulates an impersonal government, not described in any detail, but apparently content to operate through a figurehead king, who is randomly chosen.
Audiobook details
GenreDystopia, General Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length6 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 1, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer
2To Hilaire Belloc
3BOOK 1
4Chapter 1. Introductory Remarks On The Art Of Prophecy
5Chapter 2. The Man In Green
Show all chaptersShow less
6Chapter 3. The Hill Of Humour
7BOOK 2
8Chapter 1. The Charter Of The Cities
9Chapter 2. The Council Of The Provosts
10Chapter 3. Enter A Lunatic
11BOOK 3
12Chapter 1. The Mental Condition Of Adam Wayne
13Chapter 2. The Remarkable Mr. Turnbull
14Chapter 3. The Experiment Of Mr. Buck
15BOOK 4
16Chapter 1. The Battle Of The Lamps
17Chapter 2. The Correspondent Of The Court Journal
18Chapter 3. The Great Army Of South Kensington
19BOOK 5
20Chapter 1. The Empire Of Notting Hill
21Chapter 2. The Last Battle
22Chapter 3. Two Voices
The Man Who Knew Too MuchG. K. Chesterton6h 27m$20 · $0.00
The Ballad of the White HorseG. K. Chesterton2h 43m$1.20 · $0.00
What's Wrong With the WorldG. K. Chesterton6h 18m$1.20 · $0.00
The Ballad of the White Horse (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton2h 50m$1.20 · $0.00
The Club of Queer Trades (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton5h 3m$1.20 · $0.00
Manalive (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton6h 27m$1.20 · $0.00
All Things Considered (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton6h 23m$1.20 · $0.00
Heretics (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton6h 50m$1.20 · $0.00
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton6h 31m$1.20 · $0.00
Eugenics and Other Evils (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton5h 3m$1.20 · $0.00
Robert Browning (Annotated)G. K. Chesterton6h 28m$1.20 · $0.00
OrthodoxyG. K. Chesterton5h 42m$2.30 · $0.00
The Innocence of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton8h 42m$2.30 · $0.00
The Club of Queer TradesG. K. Chesterton4h 58m$2.30 · $0.00
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton7h 51m$2.30 · $0.00
The Napoleon of Notting HillG. K. Chesterton6h 4m$2.30 · $0.00
Tremendous TriflesG. K. Chesterton5h 49m$2.30 · $0.00
St. Francis of AssisiG. K. Chesterton4h 37m$2.30 · $0.00
What's Wrong with the WorldG. K. Chesterton6h 17m$2.30 · $0.00
The Castilian PomegranateAnna Belfrage15h 35m$23
My Dear HamiltonStephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie23h 7m$46 · $0.00
Sweet Home Highland ChristmasMay McGoldrick, Jan Coffey2h 54m$7 · $0.00
Better Lucky and GoodLarry Jeram-Croft8h 7m$23
Red ClayCharles B. Fancher10h 35m$25
Philip K. Dick: SF Boxed SetPhilip K. Dick29h 38m$1 · $0.00
The Act of DisappearingNathan Gower12h 23m$8 · $0.00
Beyond the Crescent SkyA. L. Sowards13h 6m$27
The Consequences of FearJacqueline Winspear10h 28m$29 · $0.00
At the Foot of the Cherry Tree: The bestselling, heart-warming novel based on a true story of forbidden love & heartbreak SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYMOCKS 2023 BOOK OF THE YEARAlli Parker10h 8m$29 · $0.00
When Nietzsche WeptIrvin D. Yalom MD15h 26m$23
The Oceans and the StarsMark Helprin21h 37m$30
The Extinction Cycle Boxed Set, Books 1–3Nicholas Sansbury Smith25h 30m$30
Presidential MissionUpton Sinclair26h 46m$40
Missions from the Extinction Cycle, Vol. 2Amanda J. Spedding, Geoff Brown, Michael Patrick Hicks, G. Michael Hopf, Rachel Aukes, Eloise J. Knapp, various authors, Nicholas Sansbury Smith11h 34m$23
MatterhornKarl Marlantes21h 12m$32
The PursuitRebecca Belliston15h 7m$23
The Bronze HorsemanPaullina Simons30h 43m$53 · $0.00
First RangerJeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews1h 53m$15
Counting Lost StarsKim van Alkemade13h 55m$33 · $0.00
Desperate MeasuresBrenda Jackson8h 59m5.0 (1)$28 · $0.00
Searching For ThanksgivingS.E. Smith4h 24m$20
Naughty 4Brenda Hampton7h 30m$17
The Dance with Me TrilogyShelley Shepard Gray21h 44m$35
Anne Shirley (Complete 14 Book Collection)Lucy Maud Montgomery125h 28m$2 · $0.00
The DopemanJaQuavis Coleman5h 25m$20
Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate CollectionArthur Conan Doyle59h 49m$5 · $0.00
Dark RisingJeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews13h 47m$27
WhistlerAnn Patchett10h 45m4.5 (24)$29 · $0.00
Grand Opening 2Carl Weber9h 16m$20
Sons of Valor II: Violence of ActionBrian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson12h 34m$23
Malevolent MagicMildred Abbott7h 13m$17
Bikes, Toys, and Hot BoyzGenesis Woods, Shantaé13h 9m$23
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m$2 · $0.00
War LordBernard Cornwell13h 21m$33 · $0.00
Ghetto BastardK’wan7h 37m$20
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
The Vineyard BrideKatie Winters5h 5m$15
The Fyodor Dostoyevsky Complete CollectionFyodor Dostoyevsky266h 5m5.0 (1)$200 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m5.0 (1)$29 · $0.00
The ReunionJana Deleon6h 31m$26 · $0.00
Animal 3K’wan6h 33m$20
To Hold and ProtectSandra Owens7h 59m$8 · $0.00
Extinction WarNicholas Sansbury Smith12h 1m$23
Savy WisdomPeggy McColl2h 53m$15
3 a.m. Premium: Books 1–5Nick Pirog15h 27m$25
Farewell My Lovely (Annotated)Raymond Chandler10h 37m$2 · $0.00
The Labyrinth of the SpiritsCarlos Ruiz Zafon27h 55m$53 · $0.00
Tracing Killer EvidenceJodie Bailey5h 46m$12 · $0.00
AGATHA CHRISTIE Premium CollectionAgatha Christie37h 15m$2 · $0.00
Sign of the MakerBrian Shea7h 13m$17
No Sin UnpunishedLynDee Walker7h 43m$17
The Cases of Lord Peter Wimsey - Complete Series (Annotated)Dorothy L. Sayers148h 10m$2 · $0.00
Sherlock HolmesMade for Success14h 22m$25
Sons of War 4: SoldiersNicholas Sansbury Smith, Tom Abrahams12h 54m$25
Murder in the TowerRoy Lewis8h 23m$20
Glen AffricKarine Giebel22h 51m$46 · $0.00
JAMES BOND 007 Complete CollectionIan Fleming102h 36m$2 · $0.00
Deadly Badlands PursuitSharee Stover5h 53m$12 · $0.00
Crime and Punishment (The Unabridged Garnett Translation) (Annotated)Fyodor Dostoevsky24h 25m$0.99 · $0.00
You may also like
A Diversity of CreaturesRudyard Kipling12h$2.30
The Napoleon of Notting HillG. K. Chesterton6h 4m$2.30 · $0.00
The Greatest Works of Karl MarxKarl Marx129h 54m$2 · $0.00
Uncle SamAlbert Matthews2h 29m$2 · $0.00
Collected Works Of Marxism, Anarchism, CommunismKarl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Peter Kropotkin, Emma Goldman, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky18h 32m$12 · $0.00
The Collected Works of George OrwellGeorge Orwell114h 58m$1 · $0.00
Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His CountrymenFinley Peter Dunne5h$2 · $0.00
The Prince & the Pauper + A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Annotated)Mark Twain38h 50m$0.99 · $0.00
War of the ClassesJack London3h 43m$2 · $0.00
The Woking DeadA. J. Rice11h 6m$20 · $0.00
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell3h 25m3.0 (1)$2 · $0.00
Futuria Fantasia, Summer 1939Various Editor Ray Bradbury39m$2.30
THE SECRET OF THE LEAGUE (Political Dystopia) (Annotated)Ernest Bramah11h 30m$0.99 · $0.00
Critique of the Gotha Programme (Annotated)Karl Marx2h 44m$0.99 · $0.00
The Greatest Sci-Fi Works (Illustrated Edition)Mack Reynolds41h 54m$2 · $0.00
December in DaccaKS Nair12h 44m$33 · $0.00
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 3R. H. Newell8h 20m$1 · $0.00
It Can't Happen Here & Arrowsmith (Annotated)Sinclair Lewis35h 15m$0.99 · $0.00
Early Greek Philosophy & Other EssaysFriedrich Nietzsche6h 55m$12 · $0.00
Manifesto of the Communist PartyFriedrich Engels, Karl Marx2h 34m$1 · $0.00