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Scoop

by Evelyn Waugh
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century, Scoop is a "thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny" satire of the journalism business (New York Times).
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.
"Its timelessness is both hilarious and depressing." —Seth Meyers
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Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9780316253833
  • Release date: December 11, 2012

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780316216388
  • Release date: December 11, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780316216388
  • File size: 478 KB
  • Release date: December 11, 2012

Formats

Kindle Book
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:830
Text Difficulty:4-5

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century, Scoop is a "thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny" satire of the journalism business (New York Times).
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.
"Its timelessness is both hilarious and depressing." —Seth Meyers
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature