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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 1930s and the story of William Boot, a innocent hick from the country who writes careful essays about the habits of the badger. Through a series of... read more
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A case of mistaken identity results in the pastoralist nature writer for the London tabloid, The Daily Beast, being sent as a foreign correspondent to cover a brewing Communist insurrection in the fictional African state of Ishmaelia. Satire that makes ‘Frontline’ look like a loving homage to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- William: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Salter
- Frau Dressler
- Mr. Baldwin
- Mrs. Boot
- Jocelyn Hitchcock
- Mrs. Jackson
- Mrs. Stitch
- Dr. Benito
- Salter
- John Boot
- Lady Trilby
- Whelper
- Nannie Bloggs
- James
- Priscilla
- Anne
- Cuthbert
- Uncle Theodore
- Shumble
- Bert Tyler
- Katchen
- Bateson
- Bannister
- Corker
- Erik Olafsen
- Julia
- Mr. Popotakis
- Roderick
- Granger
- M. Giraud
Quotes edit
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“I read the newspapers with lively interest. It is seldom that they are absolutely, point-blank wrong. That is the popular belief, but those who are in the know can usually discern an embryo of truth, a little grit of fact, like the core of a pearl, round which have been deposited the delicate layers of ornament.”
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“They are all negros. And the Fascists won’t be called black because of their racial pride, so they are called White after the White Russians. And the Bolsheviks want to be called Black because of their racial pride. So when you say black you mean red, and when you mean red you say white and when the party who call themselves blacks say traitors they mean what we call blacks, but what we mean when we say traitors I really couldn’t tell you. But from your point of view it will be quite simple. Lord Copper only wants patriot victories and both sides call themselves patriots, and of course both sides will claim all the victories. But, of course, it’s really a war between Russia and Germany and Italy and Japan who are all against one another on the patriotic side. I hope I make myself plain?”
First Sentence edit
1. WHILE still a young man John Courteney Boot had, as his publisher proclaimed, "achieved an assured and enviable position in contemporary letters."
Series & Lists edit
This is book 75 of 93 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by A Farewell to Arms, and followed by The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
This book is in Penguin's Top 100 Classics. (authoritative list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 157 of 214 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Centennial, and followed by In Our Time.
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- Evelyn Waugh (Author)
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Original Language: English
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Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1938
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Page Count: 224
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Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1938
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Page Count: 224
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- Dewey: 823.912
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