Black mischief
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 1946
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Copyright date: 1932
Subjects: Primitive societies; Imperialism; Fiction
Description: Set on the fictional African island of Azania, the novel chronicles the efforts of Emperor Seth, assisted by the Englishman Basil Seal, to modernize his kingdom. Profound hilarity ensues from the issuance of homemade currency, the staging of a "Birth Control Gala," the rightful ruler's demise at his own rather long and tiring coronation ceremonies, and a good deal more mischief.