
Rumpole of the Bailey
John Mortimer(Author)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 4. April 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-241-39888-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Rumpole, like Jeeves and Sherlock Holmes, is immortal' P. D. James
Horace Rumpole - dishevelled barrister at law, drinker of claret and smoker of cigars, inveterate quoter of Wordsworth and eternal defender of the underdog - is one of the greatest English comic characters ever created. This is the original volume of Rumpole stories, introducing us to the legal triumphs that first made the Old Bailey Hack's name, along with a host of choice villains, frequent forays to Pommeroy's wine bar and, of course, his formidable, magisterial wife Hilda, She Who Must Be Obeyed.
'I thank heaven for small mercies. The first of these is Rumpole' Clive James
'A fruity, foxy masterpiece, defender of our wilting faith in mankind' Sunday Times
Horace Rumpole - dishevelled barrister at law, drinker of claret and smoker of cigars, inveterate quoter of Wordsworth and eternal defender of the underdog - is one of the greatest English comic characters ever created. This is the original volume of Rumpole stories, introducing us to the legal triumphs that first made the Old Bailey Hack's name, along with a host of choice villains, frequent forays to Pommeroy's wine bar and, of course, his formidable, magisterial wife Hilda, She Who Must Be Obeyed.
'I thank heaven for small mercies. The first of these is Rumpole' Clive James
'A fruity, foxy masterpiece, defender of our wilting faith in mankind' Sunday Times
Reviews / Votes
I thank heaven for small mercies. The first of these is Rumpole. -- Clive James * Observer * Rumpole is worthy to join the great gallery of English oddballs ranging from Pickwick to Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. * Sunday Times *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 335 mm
Width: 281 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
161 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-39888-3 (9780241398883)
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John Mortimer
Rumpole of the Bailey
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Penguin Books Ltd
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Person
Sir John Mortimer was a novelist, playwright and barrister. The first book featuring his most famous character, Horace Rumpole, was published by Penguin in 1980, and Mortimer went on to publish a dozen collections of Rumpole stories as well as a handful of novels, culminating in 2007 in RUMPOLE MISBEHAVES. He was knighted in 1998 for his services to the arts and died in January 2009.