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Description edit
Fans old and new will welcome this brand-new volume in John Mortimer's hugely popular series-Horace Rumpole's first appearance in six years. The comic, courageous, and corpulent "great defender of muddled and sinful humanity" reenters the fray in a book that sends up the British legal system... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mr Rumpo Le: Add a description of this character.
- Hilda
- Claude Erskine-brown
- David Stoker
- Chris Swithin
- Bonny Bernard
- Sam Ballard
- Pommeroy
- Bailey
- Ben Swithin
- Eric
- Tony Thrale
- Percy
- Archie Prosser
- Mizz Liz Probert
- Will Twineham
- D. I. Grimble
- Bonzo Ballard
- Guthrie
- William Twineham
- Henry
- Glenda
- Aladdin
- Hermione
- Merrivale
- Mark
- Josephine
- Mizz Probert
- Ted Minter
- Bullingham
- Ackerman
- Denis Timson
- Owen Oswald
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- Court
- Hartscombe
- Croydon
- Aquarius
- England
- Afghanistan
- Philly
- Soho
- Tristan
- Beazely
- Badgershide Wood
First Sentence edit
In the varied ups and downs, the thrills and spills in the life of an Old Bailey hack, one thing stands as stone.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 16 of 24 in Horace Rumpole. (standard series)
Preceded by Rumpole and the Younger Generation (Penguin 60s S.), and followed by Rumpole and the Primrose Path (Rumpole).
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Mortimer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: England
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0670910856
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Viking
Country: England
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0670910856
Page Count: 224
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
Subjects edit
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Mortimer, John
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Short Stories
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › British Detectives
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Legal
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Anthologies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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