I stumbled into this masterpiece by accident but am I glad that I did! This is such an intriguing and masterful look at these great characters but what it says about yellow journalists and their public is brilliant and ultimately profound. I love the wealth of details that only a woman as confident and interested in clothes as Rita could provide. That plus the description of the pub, the clientele and the drinks and we're right there. The sexual tension was crackling and the payoff immense but what an ending!