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OverviewAnother collection of stories about the irrepressible barrister Horace Rumple comes to Penguin Modern Classics Horace Rumpole, the irrepressible barrister fuelled by cigars, Tennyson, steak-and-kidney pud and the cooking claret from Pommeroy's wine bar, is back for further misadventures. Amid an unfortunate and temporary downturn in London crime, the Old Bailey hack sits in Chambers (he never writes at home for fear of She Who Must Be Obeyed) and picks up his pen to recount six classic tales of his recent trials. Here he deals with, among others, a clergyman on a shoplifting rampage, a backstage theatrical murder, a villain with unfortunate sartorial taste and, worst of all, the possibility that he may have to hang up his wig and retire. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John MortimerPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Classics Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.157kg ISBN: 9780241474433ISBN 10: 0241474434 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 25 March 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSir 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |