Scoop
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William Boot, Mr. Salter
Rip's impressions
For me, a minor satirical novel without the humorous or ironic punch of A Handful of Dust. Still, the worst of Waugh is better than most.
first line
While still a young man, John Courteney Boot had, as his publisher proclaimed, "achieved an assured and enviable position in contemporary letters.
last lines
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Outside the owls hunted maternal rodents and their furry broods
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