This reissue of a largely forgotten book by Evelyn Waugh will be the first inour new series edited by John Maxwell Hamilton From Our Own Correspondent.Waughs hi... » 

This reissue of a largely forgotten book by Evelyn Waugh will be the first inour new series edited by John Maxwell Hamilton From Our Own Correspondent.Waughs hilarious novel Scoop is said to be the closest thing foreigncorrespondents have to a Bible. Along with generations of general readers thecorrespondents swear by and laugh at the antics of reporters in Waughsfictional Ishmaelia. Few readers however are as acquainted with this title.It is Waughs memoir of his time as a London Daily Mail correspondent inAbyssinia what is today Ethiopia during the mid1930s when Italy invaded thehapless country. Waughs account though often criticized for its endorsementof the Italian invasion provides a fascinating short history of Mussolinisimperial strides. It also introduces Waughs famous wit and the characters andfollies that figure into his notorious satire. «