"Up to a point, Lord Copper" still peppers the conversations of close observers of the goings-on in Westminster and Whitehall. But how many people have read the Fleet Street satire where it originated? Returning to this slight novel after forty years, the plot now seems contrived and
somewhat silly. The occasional flash of high comedy reminds one why it was so popular when it was first published in the thirties. But vintage Waugh? Up to a point.
(Jeremy Miller - bwl 48 November 2008 ) |
