Rumpole and the Angel of Death [electronic resource]
Mortimer, John2012
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Rumpole and the Angel of Death offers a comic commentary on cruelty to animals, human rights, and the fallibility of the justice system. In the title story of this collection Rumpole is defending a pro-euthanasia doctor on a charge of murdering his old colleague Chippy.
Main title:
Rumpole and the Angel of Death [electronic resource] / John Mortimer
Author:
Mortimer, John, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : AudioGo Limited, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was a barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. Mortimer was born in London, 21 April 1923, educated at the Dragon School, Harrow, and Oxford. Originally he intended to be an actor, but his father persuaded him against it advising: 'My dear boy, have some consideration for your unfortunate wife ... [the law] gets you out of the house'. Mortimer was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1948, at the age of 25. On taking silk he began to undertake work in criminal law, retiring from the bar in 1984. Mortimer is best remembered for creating a barrister named Horace Rumpole, whose speciality is defending those accused of crime in London's Old Bailey. Mortimer also wrote a series of Rumpole books. He developed his career as a dramatist by rising early to write before attending court, and his work in total includes over fifty books, plays, and scripts. Awarded the CBE in 1986, he was knighted in 1998. Mortimer died on 16 January 2009, aged 85.
ISBN:
9781471302329
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
330966
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | Libby, by Overdrive - eBook |