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Title: Rumpole Rests His Case by John Clifford Mortimer ISBN: 0-670-03139-9 Publisher: Viking Books Pub. Date: 21 November, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Cheerio to Rumpole? Say it isn¿t so!
Comment: Rumpole fans, John Mortimer has rewarded us generously with seven new "thrills and spills in the life of an Old Bailey hack". Much of the usual line-up is present: wife Hilda (SWMBO), the Erskine-Browns (Claude and Phillida, formerly the Portia of Chambers), faithful solicitor Bonny Bernard, Soapy Sam Ballard (a/k/a Bonzo), Mizz Liz Probert, private eye Fig Newton, Mr. Justice Featherstone, and Judge Bullingham (the Mad Bull). The old spots and props are in place: Froxbury Mansions, 1 Equity Court, Pommeroy's Wine Bar, the Sheridan Club, cheroots, steak and kidney, and our old darling Horace's favorite plonk: Chateau Fleet Street, Chateau Thames Embankment and Pommeroy's Very Ordinary. The issues are timely. The laughs are plentiful. At one point Rumpole, while attempting to gather information is handed "the wet-ended stub" of a "fairly fat cigarette" which he accepts, "feeling that the information might peter out if I rejected it." In the last story("Rumpole Rests His Case,") John Mortimer seems to be saying Cheerio to Rumpole. Say it isn't so! Now that the remarkable Leo McKern is no longer with us, perhaps we should bite the bullet and accept the inevitable. But (dare I suggest it?) there is someone out there (British actor, Ian McNeice) who could do a proper Rumpole, I'm certain of it.
Rating: 5
Summary: a nightcap not an aperitif
Comment: There are all here: Sam Ballard, Liz Probert, Claude Erskine-Brown, Hilda (she who must be obeyed) and the wonderful Timsons who keep Rumpole employed. And the stories go down perhaps a bit smoother than a glass of Chateau Thames Embankment. To those who know Rumpole there is no need of introduction. For those who don't there is wonderful intoxication ahead but do start at the beginning with Rumpole of the Bailey and work your way up to Rumpole Rests his Case. These stories are good but are too brief. This volume is not an aperitif but a nightcap. One can only wish for a more substantial serving in the future. Let's hope Mortimer has more tricks up Rumpole's sleeve before that long goodnight.
Rating: 5
Summary: The first new volume of Rumpole stories in six years
Comment: Mortimer brings the first new volume of Rumpole stories in six years, returning the comic British legal defender to modern times with seven new, funny stories of his court appearances. Familiarity with prior Rumpole accounts is not required but will enhance enjoyment of this latest series of episodes.
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Title: Rumpole and the Primrose Path by John Mortimer ISBN: 0670031461 Publisher: Viking Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A First Rumpole Omnibus by John Mortimer ISBN: 014006768X Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1984 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Third Rumpole Omnibus: Rumpole and the Age of Miracles, Rumpole a LA Carte, Rumpole and the Angel of Death by John Mortimer ISBN: 0140257411 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Second Rumpole Omnibus (Crime Monthly) by John Mortimer ISBN: 0140089586 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1989 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title:Rumpole of the Bailey - The Lost Episode ASIN: B0000V4712 Publisher: Acorn Media Publishi Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.36 |
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