{"product_id":"9780141184029","title":"Scoop - Evelyn Waugh","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Evelyn Waugh's most exuberant comedies, \u003ci\u003eScoop \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliantly irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, he feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising little war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. But for, pale, ineffectual William Boot, editor of the \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e's 'nature notes' column, being mistaken for a competent journalist may prove to be a fatal error...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eScoop\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Waugh's \u003ci\u003eDecline and Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Waugh at the mid-season point of his perfect pitch'\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Hitchens\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44730515882211,"sku":"9780141184029","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9780141184029.jpg?v=1712668630","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780141184029","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}