Scandal: A Scurrilous History of GossipNewspaper and magazine gossip is a potent and sulphurous brew - much derided and much devoured - that long ago became part of the daily diet of millions. The raw ingredients are scandal, rumour, glamour and scurrility, and the best is shot through with (preferably illicit) sex, disclosure and danger. How and why has this happened, and where will this obsession lead us? |
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Page 139
... seemed affronted that the sexual peccadilloes of their class should be considered worthy of scrutiny by everyone else . ' Would you just tell us , ' boomed the chairman , Lord Gorell , to one national newspaper editor giving evidence to ...
... seemed affronted that the sexual peccadilloes of their class should be considered worthy of scrutiny by everyone else . ' Would you just tell us , ' boomed the chairman , Lord Gorell , to one national newspaper editor giving evidence to ...
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... seemed to be having a wonderful time meeting all these people , ' Christiansen reported to Edgar , and that the enjoyment came through . He said you were the first columnist he had had who seemed to like people . To tell you the truth ...
... seemed to be having a wonderful time meeting all these people , ' Christiansen reported to Edgar , and that the enjoyment came through . He said you were the first columnist he had had who seemed to like people . To tell you the truth ...
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... seemed to be a matter of private rather than public life . It concerned the man rather than the King . - - The British press very properly ignored it . It was not prompted to do so by any influence outside . It was not – and could not ...
... seemed to be a matter of private rather than public life . It concerned the man rather than the King . - - The British press very properly ignored it . It was not prompted to do so by any influence outside . It was not – and could not ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Puffs Parsons and Paragraphs | 11 |
The Bubble of the Rabble | 31 |
Copyright | |
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