John Dene of Toronto; a Comedy of Whitehall
by Herbert George Jenkins
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John Dene comes to England with a great invention, and the intention of gingering-up the Admiralty. His
directness and unconventional methods bewilder and embarrass the officials at Whitehall, where, according
to him, most of the jobs are held by those "whose great-grandfathers had a pleasant way of saying
how-do-you-do to a prince." Suddenly John Dene disappears, and the whole civilised world is amazed at an
offer of £20,000 for news of him. Scotland Yard is disorganised by tons of letters and thousands of calle...
directness and unconventional methods bewilder and embarrass the officials at Whitehall, where, according
to him, most of the jobs are held by those "whose great-grandfathers had a pleasant way of saying
how-do-you-do to a prince." Suddenly John Dene disappears, and the whole civilised world is amazed at an
offer of £20,000 for news of him. Scotland Yard is disorganised by tons of letters and thousands of calle...
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