John Dene Of Toronto: A Comedy Of Whitehall

John Dene arrives in England with a fantastic innovation and plans to bolster the Admiralty. The bureaucrats in Whitehall, where, in his words, most of the roles are held by those "whose great-grandfathers had a lovely manner of saying how-do-you-do to a prince," is confused and embarrassed by his directness and unusual techniques. Suddenly, John Dene vanishes, and an offer of £20,000 for informat...