NMLP P-045327 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

G.K. Chesterton · John Lane, The Bodley Head (London) · 1904

Chesterton's first novel. The London John Lane / Bodley Head edition (22 March 1904) precedes the New York John Lane Company issue (April 1904): London is the true first, New York the first American; both are dated 1904. The census claim (Bodley Head London precedes the New York issue) is confirmed.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-045327 for "The Napoleon of Notting Hill" by G.K. Chesterton (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-045327, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).