Book description
This novel tells of that simple person Wilfrid Halterton,
Postmaster-General in Mrs. Boulanger's second administration, that of
1960. The placing of the big Television Contract comes within the domain
of the Post Office, and Halterton is soon deeply involved in a tangle of
intrigue where his simplicity makes him an easy victim to clever
financiers and politicians. Belloc enthusiasts and others alike will
welcome such characters as Honest Jack Williams, the Home Secretary -
Lord Papworthy, Permanent Minister for Fine Arts - James Haggismuir
McAuley, financier, and many others. Arthur Lawson and his brother
Jacob, and their relations with Halterton, introduce a markedly original
note and give this book a distinction above its predecessors. This
novel tells of that simple person Wilfrid Halterton, Postmaster-General
in Mrs. Boulanger's second administration, that of 1960. The placing of
the big Television Contract comes within the domain of the Post Office,
and Halterton is soon deeply involved in a tangle of intrigue where his
simplicity makes him an easy victim to clever financiers and
politicians. Belloc enthusiasts and others alike will welcome such
characters as Honest Jack Williams, the Home Secretary - Lord Papworthy,
Permanent Minister for Fine Arts - James Haggismuir McAuley, financier,
and many others. Arthur Lawson and his brother Jacob, and their
relations with Halterton, introduce a markedly original note and give
this book a distinction above its predecessors.
