Rumpole and the Golden Thread [Paperback]

John Mortimer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 1984 | Series: Rumpole

Horace Rumpole is back in this collection of stories from the court rooms of England. By the author of "Rumpole's Return" and "In Character".

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'Never less than a delight' - Listener; 'Rumpole has become, seemingly overnight, an institution like Bertie Wooster and Jeeves' - Punch --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

JOHN MORTIMER (1923-2009) was a playwright, novelist, and barrister. He wrote many radio, film, and television scripts, including the British television series Rumpole of the Bailey, and won the British Academy Writer of the Year Award in 1979. He retired from the bar in 1984 and was knighted in 1998. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (October 2, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140063315
• ISBN-13: 978-0140063318
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,976,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Golden Laughter in This Great Golden Book, October 18, 2004

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A. Hackworth "road_runner_books" (Rexburg, Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rumpole and the Golden Thread (Library Edition) (Audio Cassette)

Mortimer is a genius at writing because he makes Rumpole so real and memorable. And, how could anyone forget his wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed? My father, a lawyer, introduced me to Rumpole when it was a series on tv. I loved the TV Rumpole, but the books are even better! If you want a humorous, entertaining, delightful book about the English barristers and courts, this book is the right one. I loved this book and want more just like it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Joy, April 1, 2004

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Allister MacLellan (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rumpole and the Golden Thread (Paperback)

Another great read about the skill, wit, caustic and irreverant QC, his bumbling confreres, She Who Must Be Obeyed, and a strong statement on English society.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, June 13, 2007

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S. Schwartz "romonko" (alberta canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rumpole and the Golden Thread (Paperback)

Rumpole stories are like getting in touch with old friends after you've read a few of them. There is no ficitional character like the curmudgeonly Old Bailey hack, and we get to see him in six more wonderful stories in this book. The stories are, of course, all excellent, but I always pick a favourite and in this one it's "Rumpole and the Female of the Species". Rumpole's dry wit and acerbic tongue is at its best in this story as he is defending one of his old Timson gang of criminals, as well as trying to get a young female barrister accepted into Chambers. These stories never get stale, and they are all little gems in their own right. I highly recomeend that those who love to read and to laugh read Mortimer's long selection of stories about Horace Rumpole.