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 Rumpole Rests His Case - John Mortimer
 Rumpole Rests His Case - John Mortimer ... fine wine. Once again Horace Rumpole weaves his way elegantly among the intricacies of the courtroom and the human heart, only to find that advancing years catch up with even the most indomitable spirit.Newest Review: ... The skeleton of a young woman is discovered under the floorboards of a house being demolished in RUMPOLE AND THE REMEMBRANCE ... more ... OF THINGS PAST, and it falls to Rumpole to defend the original occupant of the house, who quotes the Book of Revelation, and whose wife disappeared in 1968. Meanwhile, Rumpole attempts to thwart th
e forces of political correctness who are blasé about cannabis, but won't let him smoke his beloved cigars in his own office! Written before September 11th, RUMPOLE AND THE ASYLUM SEEKERS begins with the discovery of ten Afghan refug...more |
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Rumpole Rests His Case - John Mortimer: Rumpolestillgoin (1071 words)
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Hooray! Seven new cases for Rumpole of the Bailey - the first since 1996. Sir John Mortimer became famous in the 1970's, as the barrister charged with defending (unsuccessfully) the editors of the controversial magazine Oz, and later as a playwright and the creator of Rumpole of the Bailey. Rather more like the author than Perry Mason, Rumpole didn't always win. Horace Rumpole being a droll old barrister at the Central Criminal Court (that's the Old Bailey to you guv'nor) who defends but never prosecutes. A henpecked husband, who refers to his wife Hilda as She Who Must Be Obeyed, Rumpole was memorably portrayed by Leo McKern in ... Read the complete review
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