Book information
Penguin Books Ltd
UK
2011
Hardcover
320
Standard
258789
978-0-14-119346-5
0-14-119346-8
Annotation
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, he feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising little war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. One of Waugh's most exuberant comedies, "Scoop" is a brilliantly irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news.
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