The Napoleon of Notting Hill The Napoleon of Notting Hill The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984. Although the novel is set in the future, it is, in effect, set in an alternative reality of Chesterton's own period, with no advances in technology or changes in the class system or attitudes. It postulates an impersonal government, not described in any detail, but apparently content to operate through a figurehead king, randomly chosen. The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up when Auberon Quin, who cares
Notting Hill (film) Notting Hill (film) Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis, author of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994), and the film was produced by Duncan Kenworthy and directed by Roger Michell. The film stars Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee, and Hugh Bonneville. "Notting Hill" was well received by critics and became the highest grossing British film released in 1999. The film won a BAFTA, was nominated in two other categories, and won other awards, including