02276cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000400011324500480015326400510020130000470025233600260029933700260032533800360035150000310038750800740041852012120049253400450170465300310174965300250178065300300180565300430183585600430187899900170192133277UtSlPG20260610133747.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aJenkins, Herbert George,d1876-192310aJohn Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-07-27  aProduced by Al Haines, from scans obtained from The Internet Archive.  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMissing persons -- Fiction  aInventors -- Fiction  aSecret service -- Fiction  aWhitehall (London, England) -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33277  c74123d74123