Evelyn Waugh was one of literature's great curmudgeons and a scathingly funny satirist. Scoop is a comedy of England's newspaper business of the s and the story of William Boot, a innocent hick from the country who writes careful essays about the habits of the badger/5(). Title: Scoop Author: Waugh, Evelyn [Arthur Evelyn St John] () Date of first publication: [this version, with new preface]; [original version] Edition used as base for this ebook: London: Chapman Hall, Date first posted: 18 April Date last updated: 18 April Project Gutenberg Canada ebook # In Scoop Evelyn Waugh combined his own journalistic experience covering a foreign war with an hysterical case of mistaken identity to great comic effect. William Boot is a country wildlife writer who is unwittingly mistaken for his namesake who has tried to use his influential Aunt to get a post on the newspaper The www.doorway.ru by: 5.
Evelyn Waugh. Waugh wrote up his travels more factually in Waugh in Abyssinia (), which complements Scoop. when he was sent to cover Benito Mussolini's expected invasion of Abyssinia—what was later known as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. Scoop is a novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh. It is a satire of sensationalist journalism and foreign correspondents. William Boot, a young man who lives in genteel poverty, far from the iniquities of London, contributes nature notes to Lord Copper's Daily Beast, a national daily newspaper. Scoop. Evelyn Waugh. Бумажная.
Title: Scoop Author: Waugh, Evelyn [Arthur Evelyn St John] () Date of first publication: [this version, with new preface]; [original version] Edition used as base for this ebook: London: Chapman Hall, Date first posted: 18 April Date last updated: 18 April Project Gutenberg Canada ebook # Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop () is a satire on journalism and the endless, wild pursuit of the hottest news. Published to widespread critical acclaim, it is still read widely today. For many critics, this is one of Waugh’s best works. It was once included in The Observer’s list of the greatest novels of all time. Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. Publication date Topics IIIT Collection digitallibraryindia; JaiGyan Language English. Book Source: Digital Library of India Item
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