Waughs ribald wit spurts in a brisk unininterrupted flow upon the caprices of sensational journalism. Seth Meyers Review Quotes A brilliant, accomplished novel.fast, furious, and hilarious.-Terence Holliday, Saturday Review Ingenious, satirical, extremely funny.Mr. Its timelessness is both hilarious and depressing. So begins Scoop, Waughs exuberant comedy of mistaken identity and brilliantly irreverent satire of the hectic pursuit of hot news. 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. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another. Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. Book Synopsis 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).

Reissued in hardcover and paperback, December 2012.-T.p. About the Book Originally published in the United States by Little, Brown and Company, July 1938.

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