The Napoleon of Notting Hill: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Napoleon of Notting Hill, credited to G. K. Chesterton, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of "The Napoleon of Notting Hill" by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare. While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: "Forward, my beauty, my Arab," he said, patting the omnibus encouragingly, "fleetest of all thy bounding tribe"), it is also an adventure story: Chesterton is not afraid to let blood be drawn in his battles, fought with sword and halberd in the London streets, and Wayne thinks up a few ingenious strategies; and, finally, the novel is philosophical, considering the value of one man's actions and the virtue of respect for one's enemies. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Napoleon of Notting Hill
• Author credits: G. K. Chesterton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 5:56:47

Catalogue topics

• audio books
• G. K. Chesterton
• novel

Track guide

1. 00 - Dedication — 2:41
2. 01 - Book 1 Chapter 1 Introductory Remarks on the Art of Prophecy — 11:56
3. 02 - Book 1 Chapter 2 The Man in Green — 36:34
4. 03 - Book 1 Chapter 3 The Hill of Humor — 15:53
5. 04 - Book 2 Chapter 1 The Charter of the Cities — 20:42
6. 05 - Book 2 Chapter2 The Council of the Provosts — 23:37
7. 06 - Book 2 Chapter 3 Enter a Lunatic — 24:36
8. 07 - Book 3 Chapter 1 The Mental Condition of Adam Wayne — 28:23
9. 08 - Book 3 Chapter 2 The Remarkable Mr. Turnbull — 20:21
10. 09 - Book 3 Chapter 3 The Experiment of Mr. Buck — 28:36
11. 10 - Book 4 Chapter 1 The Battle of the Lamp — 24:42
12. 11 - Book 4 Chapter 2 The Correspondent of the — 19:04
13. 12 - Book 4 Chapter 3 The Great Army of South Kensington — 41:05
14. 13 - Book 5 Chapter 1 The Empire of Notting Hill — 26:55
15. 14 - Book 5 Chapter 2 The Last Battle — 16:13
16. 15 - Book 5 Chapter 3 Two Voices — 15:36

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