Annotated Content This edition has been annotated with the following unique content: Historical context - Detailed 20th century analysis About The Napoleon of Notting Hill “His robes were red, according to the King's heraldry, and, alone among the Provosts, he was girt with a great sword. This was Adam Wayne, the intractable Provost of Notting Hill.” The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel by British author G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1904. Described as the best first novel of any writer of the 20th century, it is set in a fantasy future London of 1984. When joke-loving Auberon Quinn is declared king, he decides to attire his London provosts in elaborate medieval-style costumes. While most dismiss the king’s antics, one man – Adam Wayne – takes on the apparent call for regional pride with surprising fervour, assembling a Notting Hill army to defend the neighbourhood from invaders. A delightful literary classic, and an unmissable read.