Scoop: A Novel About Journalists (Twentieth Century Classics S.) Waugh, Evelyn Summary One of Evelyn Waugh's most exuberant comedies, Scoop is a brilliantly irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news. One of Evelyn Waugh's most exuberant comedies, Scoop is a brilliantly irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news. 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. But for, pale, ineffectual William Boot, editor of the Daily Beast's 'nature notes' column, being mistaken for a competent journalist may prove to be a fatal error... Highlights Easy to enjoy: 224 pages · Paperback By Waugh, Evelyn Details ISBN: 9780140182484 Author: Waugh, Evelyn Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Language: English Publication date: 25 January 1990 Condition: Used – Good About the authors Waugh, Evelyn and Evelyn Waugh · Publisher: Penguin Classics More about this book Reviews So begins "Scoop, "Waugh's exuberant comedy of mistaken identity and brilliantly irreverent satire of the hectic pursuit of hot news.
