Scoop

A Novel About Journalists (Twentieth Century Classics S.)

Cover Art for 9780140182484, Scoop by Evelyn Waugh
ISBN: 9780140182484
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Published: 25 January, 1990
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the "Daily Beast, " has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another. Acting on a dinner party tip from Mrs. Algernon Stitch, Lord Copper feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. So begins "Scoop, "Waugh's exuberant comedy of mistaken identity and brilliantly irreverent satire of the hectic pursuit of hot news.

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