The First Rumpole Omnibus [electronic resource]
John Mortimer1983
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The First Rumpole Omnibus - a classic collection of John Mortimer's iconic
character
'One of the great comic creations of modern times' Evening Standard
'Rumpole, like Jeeves and Sherlock Holmes, is immortal' P. D. James, Mail on
Sunday
Who rose to enduring fame on Blood and Typewriters, told the pregnant Portia of
the Chambers it would come out in the end, advised Guthrie Featherstone, Q.C. to
adopt a more judicial attitude, returned in the tender gloaming of each evening
- via Pommeroy's and a glass of Chateau Fleet Street - to She Who Must Be
Obeyed? The answer is Horace Rumpole whose legal triumphs, plundering sorties
into the 'Oxford Book of English Verse' and less-than-salubrious hat are
celebrated here in this first omnibus edition which includes 'Rumpole of the
Bailey', 'The Trials of Rumpole' and 'Rumpole's Return'.
John Mortimer's hilarious Rumpole, which fans of Sherlock Holmes and P.G.
Wodehouse will love, sees the magician of the Old Bailey at his unp...
Main title:
The First Rumpole Omnibus [electronic resource] / John Mortimer
Author:
John Mortimer, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 1983
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (560 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141928005
Language:
English
BRN:
437782
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |