Stiff Upper Lip

The celebrated author of the Alexandria Quartet offers a collection of comic tales about the British Empire’s colonial diplomats.
 

As the overseer of the kitchen at the British embassy in Vulgaria, De Mandeville has begun to abuse his power. He subjects the King’s guests to a blistering Madras curry, a French onion soup served without spoons, and a table so loaded with vegetation that the party ca...