The Leaky Potatoment Company: 100 Years of Mashed Misrule
The Leaky Potatoment Company: 100 Years of Mashed Misrule
By Geoffrey Zachary
A hilarious historical farce of bureaucratic blunders, root vegetable espionage, and the longest-running government disaster never taught in schools.
Welcome to 1806.
King George has just approved Britain's most absurd government bureau: The Potatoment - a noble-sounding, entirely nonsensical ministry dedicated to the advancement, control, and inexplicable worship of the humble potato. Staffed by an eccentric monocled crop inspector, a clerk who alphabetizes her emotions, a naval officer who thinks he's still at sea, and a janitor with suspiciously diplomatic mop skills, this is the empire's most starchy secret.
And it leaks. Oh, how it leaks.
From the sabotage of soup ladles, to floating potato airships, turnip uprisings, and the unexpected death-by-gravy incident, this is the untold story of how one tuber nearly toppled the British Empire - repeatedly.
Inside this delicious disaster:Miss Lettice Prude's alphabetical notebooks may hide a conspiracy.
Archibald's flying spud machine is technically airborne... for three seconds.
Lady Euphemia's shepherd's pie contains cash, betrayal, and cumin.
The Mime Ambassador dies in silence. The courtroom bursts into song.
Jean Beans, janitor-extraordinaire, might be Britain's last true spy.
From Napoleon's chip-related infiltration to the Potato Prophet Spudnik who returns with glowing yams and prophecy, the saga boils into rebellion, international scandal, and a final Tuber Parade that accidentally sets Parliament on fire.
But the madness doesn't end there. A century of cover-ups, commemorations, and increasingly dramatic re-enactments follow - including:
The Carrot Coup
The Spud Rebellion of 1906
The brief but noisy invention of TuberCoins
And the mysterious Potato Museum Explosion (both times)
"100 Years of Mashed Misrule" isn't just a subtitle.It's a warning.
Told through 100 short, snappy, side-splitting chapters, The Leaky Potatoment Company is a satirical epic in the style of Blackadder, Monty Python, and Terry Pratchett - with a dash of Yes, Minister, and a pinch of Horrible Historiesfor grown-ups.
Why Readers Love It:✔ Sharp British satire with absurd historical flair
✔ Standalone chapters perfect for quick reads or binging
✔ Easter eggs of real history mashed with fiction
✔ Timeless characters that feel like caricatures - because they are
✔ A reminder that government inefficiency is a dish best served roasted
Perfect for lovers of political farce, historical comedy, and intelligent nonsense, this book is what happens when bureaucracy meets gravy, and neither backs down.
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