Project Gutenberg 2010-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 220 Jenkins, Herbert George 1876 1923 John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall Produced by Al Haines, from scans obtained from The Internet Archive. "John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall" by Herbert George Jenkins is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story trends around John Dene, an unconventional inventor from Toronto who comes to England with an innovative military design meant to combat the German U-boats during World War I. His brash personality and directness create a stark contrast with the traditional British officialdom he encounters at the Admiralty. The opening of the book introduces John Dene as he arrives at the Admiralty in London, determined to present his ideas to the First Lord of the Admiralty. His lack of decorum and refusal to follow formalities baffles the staff, highlighting the cultural differences between Dene's straightforward Canadian approach and the reserved British methods. After some initial resistance, he manages to secure an audience, conveying his urgency and confidence in his groundbreaking submarine technology. This sets the stage for further interactions as Dene challenges bureaucratic norms and showcases his swagger as he navigates the complexities of British bureaucracy and military strategy amidst the pressing backdrop of wartime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Missing persons -- Fiction Inventors -- Fiction Secret service -- Fiction Whitehall (London, England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 496098 2025-08-13T12:15:01.674980 text/html 483525 2021-01-06T21:39:13 text/html 255277 2025-08-13T12:15:11.158975 application/epub+zip 262729 2025-08-13T12:15:04.915014 application/epub+zip 249624 2025-08-13T12:15:03.589946 application/epub+zip 515732 2025-08-13T12:15:15.652884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498416 2025-08-13T12:15:10.310050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420026 2022-09-15T08:59:36.614450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442879 2025-08-13T12:14:59.672976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442676 2021-01-06T21:39:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442671 2021-01-06T21:39:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20977 2025-08-13T12:15:15.791929 application/rdf+xml 17152 2025-08-13T12:15:04.116009 image/jpeg 3928 2025-08-13T12:15:03.856013 image/jpeg 161797 2021-01-06T21:39:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 166084 2021-01-06T21:39:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 161741 2021-01-06T21:39:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 246650 2025-08-13T12:15:01.714011 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia