Evelyn Waugh

Lord Copper, proprietor of the Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his flair for spotting reporters. Acting on a tip, he feels that he has hit on just the chap to cover a little war. One of Waugh's comedies, Scoop is an irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news.

A Novel about Journalists

Scoop

Sarah Escorsa

Although a much lighter read than A Handful of Dust, Scoop is still very enjoyable. I simply love Waugh's writing and impeccable style. Scoop is full of humour and caustic wit, and gives great insight into the 30's (both the politics and society). A fantastic read!

Sophie Gatchell

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.

Ryan Haber

In "Scoop, " surreptitiously dubbed "a newspaper adventure, " Waugh flays Fleet Street and the social pastimes of its war correspondants as he tells how William Boot became the star of British super-journalism an how, leaving part of his shirt in the claws of the lovely Katchen, he returned from Ishmaelia to London as the "Daily's Beast's" more accoladed overseas reporter.

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Teaghan Grayson

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.

Scoop A Novel about Journalists

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