![]() Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. William Boot, a young man who lives in genteel poverty, far from the iniquities of London, contributes nature notes to Lord Coppers Daily Beast, a national daily newspaper. It is a satire of sensationalist journalism and foreign correspondents. The pages are companionable, creamy, clean, clear, comfortable, certain. Scoop is a 1938 novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh. On the copyright page note that the '8' of 1938 is raised and is often confused as a '3'. The front pastedown has an ex-libris plate designed by the extraordinary Robert Giddings. We will try to find the right answer to this particular crossword clue. The bad cover has some splash marks from storage. Todays crossword puzzle clue is a general knowledge one: 1938 novel by Evelyn Waugh. This copy's cover has some wear about the edges and head and foot of the spine. ![]() ![]() Mrs Stitch was vibrantly based on Diana Cooper (who indeed read and wrote all of her letters in bed her driving was eccentric and wild until the day she gave up in her eighties her loathing of taxi-drivers was impeccable). The hapless journalist was based on William Deedes (later a legendary Fleet Street editor himself his barely repressed curiosity remained until his last days as did his taste for Scotch). Over the next decade, Waugh wrote a series of satirical novels, including Vile Bodies (1930), A Handful of Dust, and Scoop (1938). Scoop is, of course, Waugh's first real comedy novel. The last word on page 88 is "as" - this indicates that this copy is a TRUE FIRST edition and FIRST IMPRESSION. ![]()
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