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At war with Waugh : the true story of Scoop

Deedes, W. F. (William Francis)2003
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Evelyn Waugh's popular novel 'Scoop' is based upon the true exploits of Bill Deedes, a British journalist. In this biography, Deedes tells the real story of his adventures in Abyssinia in the 1930s, a story of amateurish bungles and Pythonesque incongruities.
Imprint:
London : Macmillan, 2003.
Collation:
134 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]).
ISBN:
9781405005739 (hbk)
Dewey class:
963.056092941.082092
Language:
English
BRN:
1643188
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